Winehouse taken to hospital after fainting spell
LONDON — Amy Winehouse fainted Monday at her north London home and was hospitalized, her spokesman said.

Winehouse lost consciousness but an assistant caught her before she hit the ground, spokesman Chris Goodman said.


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In this Feb. 20, 2008, file photo, Amy Winehouse performs at the Brit Awards 2008 in London. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, file)
"She quickly recovered and her father, Mitch, took her to hospital as a precaution," Goodman said in a statement.

Winehouse had spent the afternoon signing autographs for Canadian fans who were standing outside her house. She collapsed after they left.

Goodman said doctors are unsure what caused the collapse and the 24-year-old singer was undergoing tests.

She may stay in the hospital overnight as a precaution, he said.

Winehouse's career has prospered despite wild nights, missed concerts and stints in drug rehab. The Sunday Times newspaper's annual Rich List has estimated her wealth at $20 million.

oh my lord. at first i thought the title said "farting spell"

Anxiety said:

http://prince.org/msg/100/272209

Cinnie said:

wait what

cuz they told her she should go to rehab , but she said NO NO NO !

hahaha crazy crackhouse

At some point can someone just shut her down, turn off the engines and pay her no mind. I mean look at Britney now, its been a quiet time in spears land since certain people were shut out

LOL!

She does all this shit and performs on stage barely able to speak.

But they only take her to hospital when she faints!

HELLO? She doesn't need to faint to go to the hospital! She needs to be locked in there as it is!

She needs more than just being taken to the hospital

I’ve had enough of her. It’s really hard to dig folks that don’t care about themselves.

my theory is that just as folks have their 15 minutes of fame, so do they reap their 15 minutes of shame.

poor gal is off the rails. hope she doesn't end up dead that way

From Yahoo Music News today:

Report: Amy Winehouse Has Emphysema

LONDON - Soul diva Amy Winehouse has damaged her lungs by smoking crack cocaine and cigarettes, her father said in an interview published Sunday.

The Sunday Mirror quoted Mitch Winehouse as saying that Amy has early stage emphysema and an irregular heartbeat, and has been warned that she will have to wear an oxygen mask unless she stops smoking drugs.

"The doctors have told her if she goes back to smoking drugs, it won't just ruin her voice, it will kill her," Mitch Winehouse was quoted as saying. "There are nodules around the chest and dark marks. She has 70 percent lung capacity."

Winehouse, 24, collapsed at her north London home Monday after signing autographs for a group of fans and was taken to a London hospital for tests. She remained there all week.

She is still scheduled to sing at a concert in London on Friday celebrating the 90th birthday of Nelson Mandela, the South African Nobel Prize-winner, and plans to take part in the Glastonbury music festival the following day.

Mitch Winehouse said it would be good for his daughter to perform.

"When she's been inactive work-wise then that's when the problems really start. The doctors have said that medically there isn't any reason why she can't do Glastonbury," the paper quoted him as saying.

He also pleaded with her drug-taking friends to stay away from her.

"What hope does she have if people are taking drugs around her," he said.

Chris Goodman, spokesman for Amy Winehouse, said "If that's what Mitch says, that's what he says. It sounds right."

Mitch Winehouse could not immediately be reached for comment.