AMY WINEHOUSE-entered rehab

TROUBLED AMY WINEHOUSE has entered rehab, her record company has announced.
The singer decided to check in to the facility today after talks with her record label, management, family and doctors.

The drug-shame star’s desperate dad Mitch, 57, wants one of the singer’s trusted pals - or a hired professional - to stay with her around the clock. Under the new “tough love” approach, the minder would live with 24-year-old Amy and even SLEEP outside her room.
The scheme emerged as it was revealed that the singer gave up drugs for just ONE DAY after The Sun this week exposed a shocking video showing her smoking deadly crack. Pals said Amy kept herself clean on Tuesday in the hours after our story broke - but turned back early yesterday to the drugs ruining her life.

She reportedly admitted for the first time she has a drug problem and understands that "she requires specialist treatment to continue her ongoing recovery from drug addiction".
Her record company are still hoping she can perform at this year's Grammy Awards.
She had earlier been placed under 24-hour surveillance after her family drew up a raft of last-ditch measures to save her from destruction.
Kicking off her new regime, two specially-appointed guards later began guarding the Back to Black star’s flat in Bow, East London, from hangers-on.
A pal said: “Mitch realises this is crunch time. Amy either chooses life or oblivion. “The family have been keeping a very close eye on her for weeks now.
“In fact, her brother was with her just one hour before she was filmed smoking crack.
"But Mitch now realises that even this is not enough any more and she needs 24-hour surveillance.”

Cabbie Mitch last night called a “crisis meeting” of family and pals to discuss the plan.
He said: “Obviously I’m worried. Who wouldn’t be?”
Police are investigating our footage, showing Amy on crack while ALREADY smashed on cocaine, ecstasy and Valium.

Amy Winehouse Dad: 'I Don't Want My Daughter At The Grammys'....

Amy Winehouse, who scooped five awards at the Grammys but was absent from the ceremony,

was beamed via satellite in London into Los Angeles.

Winehouse Dad: 'I Don't Want My Daughter At The Grammys'.
Winehouse Dad: 'I Don't Want My Daughter At The Grammys'....
Amy Winehouse's father has dashed hopes the star will perform at this year's (08) Grammy Awards - insisting his troubled daughter is not ready for the pressure of a live show.
London cab driver Mitch Winehouse fears the star is too fragile to cope with performing at such a prestigious event, but is happy she is finally getting the help she needs.

The 24-year-old was admitted to a rehab treatment centre in London last week (ends25jan08) in a bid to put her drug problems behind her.

Amy Winehouse Warned Of Drug Death.

Amy Winehouse Warned Of Drug Death.

Amy Winehouse's jailed husband Blake Fielder-Civil warned the troubled star she'd be dead within three months if she didn't check herself into rehab.
Fielder-Civil, who is currently behind bars in London's Pentonville Prison, is relieved the Back To Black singer entered a treatment clinic last week (ends25Jan08) because he dreaded hearing about her death while he was serving time on remand.

Speaking through his mother Georgette to British newspaper News Of The World, Fielder-Civil says: "(I told her), 'Quit smoking crack or you'll be dead in three months.' I'm so relieved she has finally taken my advice after I begged her to go into rehab.

Amy Winehouse -rehab And Fielder-civil.
Amy Winehouse is struggling to remain drug-free in rehab - she almost quit the programme earlier this week (ends08Feb08), according to her father.
The Back To Black singer checked into a private London rehabilitation facility last month (Jan08) in a bid to kick her drug demons - but has found staying clean more difficult than she thought.
Her dad Mitch Winehouse says, "Amy has been through cold turkey but the worst is over. She had a wobble on Tuesday and wanted to leave.

Amy Winehouse-Early life

Amy Winehouse-Early life
Early lifeAmy Winehouse was born in the Southgate area of Enfield, London to a Jewish family who share her love of jazz music.She was raised in a family of four: her father Mitchell (a taxi driver), her mother Janis (a pharmacist), and her older brother Alex.She grew up in the suburb of Southgate and attended Southgate School before leaving to go to Ashmole School. At age ten, Winehouse founded a short-lived rap group called Sweet 'n' Sour with childhood friend Juliette Ashby.She was trained at the Sylvia Young Theatre School when she was twelve years old but was allegedly expelled at fourteen for "not applying herself" and for piercing her nose.With other children from the Sylvia Young school she appeared in an episode of The Fast Show in 1997.She later attended the BRIT School in Selhurst, Croydon

Amy Jade Winehouse - Overview

Amy Jade Winehouse (born 14 September 1983) is an British soul, jazz, and R&B singer and songwriter.
Winehouse's 2003 debut album Frank did well in her native Britain commercially and critically. It was nominated for the Mercury Prize. Her 2006 follow-up album Back to Black led to six Grammy Award nominations and five wins, including three of the "Big Four": Best New Artist, Record of the Year and Song of the Year. On 14 February 2007, she won a BRIT Award for Best British Female Artist; she had also been nominated for Best British Album. She has won the Ivor Novello Award twice, among other prestigious distinctions.

Winehouse has created media buzz apart from her singing. Her unique style, most notably her former signature beehive hairstyle, has spawned imitators and been the muse for fashion designers, most notably Karl Lagerfeld.

The singer's (and her husband's) struggle with drug and alcohol addiction, as well as self-destructive behaviour, have become regular tabloid news since 2007. The couple has also been plagued by legal troubles that have led to the cancellation of several tour dates.

Memorial service takes place for Heath Ledger

Memorial service takes place for Heath Ledger

At about 2:45 PM on January 22, 2008 , Ledger was found unconscious at his fourth-floor loft apartment, at 421 Broome Street, in the SoHo neighbourhood of New York City. Emergency crews arrived soon after but were unable to revive him.
After an initial autopsy on January 23, 2008, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of New York announced its conclusions based on the toxicology analysis on February 6, 2008: "Mr. Heath Ledger died as the result of acute intoxication by the combined effects of oxycodone, hydrocodone, diazepam, temazepam, alprazolam and doxylamine. ... We have concluded that the manner of death is accident, resulting from the abuse of prescription medications," prescribed commonly for treatment and alleviation of insomnia, anxiety, depression, pain, cold symptoms, and related ailments.The Medical Examiner's Office announced that it would not be publicly disclosing the official estimated time of death. After two weeks of speculation, the official announcement of the cause of his death heightened concerns about general "abuse of prescription medications."
In a November 2007 New York Times interview with Sarah Lyall, Ledger had stated that his recently-completed roles in The Dark Knight and I'm Not There had taken a toll on his ability to sleep: "Last week I probably slept an average of two hours a night. ... I couldn't stop thinking. My body was exhausted, and my mind was still going." At that time, he told Lyall that he had taken two Ambien pills, after taking just one had not sufficed, and those left him in "a stupor, only to wake up an hour later, his mind still racing." Prior to his return to New York from his last film assignment, in London, in January 2008, he was apparently suffering from some kind of respiratory illness.

Memorial for Heath Ledger, outside his home, at 421 Broome Street, SoHo, New York City.

On January 23, 2008, Ledger's parents and sister appeared outside his mother's house in Applecross, a riverside Perth suburb, and read a short statement to the media expressing their grief and desire for privacy.
Two days later, memorial tributes were posted by family members, Prime Minister of Australia Kevin Rudd, Warner Brothers (distributor of The Dark Knight, his final completed film), and thousands of Ledger's fans around the world.
On February 1, 2008, Michelle Williams' first public statement on the death expressed her heartbreak and described her seeing Ledger's spirit surviving in their daughter.
After private memorial ceremonies in Los Angeles, Ledger's family members returned with his body to Perth, Western Australia. On February 9, 2008, a memorial service attended by several hundred invited guests was held at Penhros College. Following the memorial, Ledger's body was cremated at Fremantle Cemetery, and his ashes were expected to be "interred in a family plot ... next to those of two of his grandparents." Later that night, his family and friends gathered for a wake on Cottesloe Beach.

Press controversies -Heath Andrew Ledger

Press controversies -Heath Andrew Ledger
Ledger had a turbulent relationship with paparazzi photographers but strongly denied allegations that he spat at and assaulted a photographer in Sydney in 2004. On January 13, 2006, several photographers retaliated for the alleged incident, squirting Ledger and Michelle Williams with water pistols as they walked the red carpet for the Sydney premiere of Brokeback Mountain.
Ledger was also subject to criticism in the press following his performance on stage at the 2005 Screen Actors Guild Awards. Ledger was seen giggling when presenting Brokeback Mountain as a nominee for Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. The Los Angeles Times described his behaviour as "some kind of gay spoof." Ledger later called the Times to explain that his actions were the result of stage fright, saying that he was only told he would be presenting the award minutes beforehand. "I am so sorry and I apologise for my nervousness," Ledger told the newspaper.
Ledger came under fire after he was quoted in January 2006 in Melbourne's Herald Sun as saying that he heard that West Virginia had banned Brokeback Mountain, which it had not. (A cinema in Utah had banned the film). He also referred to West Virginia as having had lynchings as recently as the 1980s which was disputed by archivists and historians, who say that the last extralegal public hanging in the state occurred in 1931.

Early career & Personnal Life-Heath Andrew Ledger

Early career -Heath Andrew Ledger
At sixteen, Ledger sat for early graduation exams and left school to pursue an acting career. With his best friend, Trevor DiCarlo, Ledger made the cross-country drive to Sydney . He returned to Perth for the TV series Sweat (1996), in which he played a gay cyclist.
In 1996, prior to his film debut in the 1997 Australian movie Blackrock , Ledger was involved in the short-lived Fox Broadcasting Company fantasy-drama Roar . This was immediately followed by a part on Home and Away, one of Australia's most successful television shows. In 1999, Ledger starred in the teen comedy 10 Things I Hate About You and also had the lead role in the acclaimed Australian movie Two Hands , directed by Gregor Jordan.

Personal life-Heath Andrew Ledger

Prior to 2002, Ledger had dated actresses Lisa Zane and Heather Graham for short periods of time. From August 2002 to April 2004, Ledger had a relationship with actress Naomi Watts, whom he met during the filming of Ned Kelly.
Ledger met and began dating actress Michelle Williams on the set of Brokeback Mountain, and their daughter, Matilda Rose, was born on October 28, 2005 in New York City.Matilda Rose's godparents are Ledger's Brokeback co-star Jake Gyllenhaal and Williams' Dawson's Creek castmate Busy Philipps.Problems with paparazzi in Australia prompted Ledger to sell his residence in Bronte, New South Wales and move to the United States, where he shared an apartment with Williams, in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn , beginning in 2005.
In September, 2007, Williams' father, Larry Williams, confirmed to Sydney's Daily Telegraph that Ledger and Williams had ended their relationship. Subsequently, Ledger was reportedly "seeing" or "dating" supermodels Helena Christensen and Gemma Ward and former child-star Mary-Kate Olsen.

Early life - Heath Andrew Ledger

Early life - Heath Andrew Ledger

Ledger was born in Perth, Western Australia , the son of Sally Ledger Bell (née Ramshaw), a French teacher, and Kim Ledger, a race car driver and mining engineer. Ledger's mother is descended from the Clan Campbell of Scotland and his father comes from a family known in Perth for their ownership of the Ledger Engineering Foundry.The Sir Frank Ledger Charitable Trust was named after his great-grandfather. Ledger attended Mary's Mount Primary School, in Gooseberry Hill, and later Guildford Grammar School, where he had his first acting experiences, starring in a school production as Peter Pan at age 10.

Ledger was an avid chess player, winning a state junior chess championship at age ten, and as an adult often played with other chess enthusiasts at Washington Square Park.
Ledger has an older sister, Kate. Their parents divorced when he was eleven. Other siblings include two half-sisters, Ashleigh Bell (b. 1989), his mother's daughter with her second husband and his stepfather Roger Bell, and Olivia Ledger (b. 1997), his father's daughter with second wife and his stepmother Emma Brown.

Heath Andrew Ledger - Biography

Biography of Heath Andrew Ledger
Heath Andrew Ledger (April 4, 1979– January 22, 2008) was an Academy Award-nominated Australian movie actor. After appearing in television roles during the 1990s, Ledger developed a movie career, appearing in nearly twenty films. He starred in both critical and box-office successes, including 10 Things I Hate About You, The Patriot, Monster's Ball, A Knight's Tale, and Brokeback Mountain. For his portrayal of Ennis Del Mar in Brokeback Mountain, Ledger was nominated for a 2005 Oscar for "Best Actor in a Leading Role" and won awards from the British Academy and the Australian Film Institute, as well as two MTV Movie Awards.
In addition to his work as an actor and producer of music videos, he aspired to be a film director.
He had completed filming on the role of the Joker in the forthcoming movie The Dark Knight shortly before dying from an accidental prescription drug overdose at age 28. His last acting project was Terry Gilliam's film The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, which remains unfinished.

Heath Andrew Ledger - Died!! Possible overdose

Heath Andrew Ledger-The Academy Award-nominated actor was 28.

Ledger was found naked and unresponsive, facedown on the floor at the foot of his bed by a housekeeper trying to wake him for an appointment with a masseuse, said police spokesman Paul Browne.











"Pills were found in the vicinity of the bed," he told CNN.

"This is being looked at as a possible overdose, but that is not confirmed yet."
Browne later told reporters some prescription medications were found in the room, including sleeping pills.
But he stressed police have made no determination of the cause of Ledger's death -- that would be done by the medical examiner.
He said the pills were not "scattered about."
No note was found and there was no indication of foul play, Browne said. Ledger was found at about 3 p.m., and was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency personnel about 3:30 p.m.