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Amy Winehouse love rival linked to Blake Fielder-Civil found dead at home as police probe ‘unexplained’ death

West Yorkshire Police have confirmed that enquiries are ongoing

Evening Standard

Marisa Abela: ‘It took months to feel normal after playing Amy Winehouse’

INTERVIEW: The British actor, who has been nominated for an EE Bafta Rising Star award, struggled to cope with the critical reception of Sam Taylor-Johnson’s Amy Winehouse biopic. She talks to Olivia Petter about losing weight to play the part, concerns over her nude scenes in the HBO hit ‘Industry’ –…

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OPINION - 'I cried at Baby Reindeer — no one admits toxic relationships can be addictive'

Baby Reindeer is the TV show of the year and moved me greatly. In case you’re unaware, it’s a Netflix show created by comedian Richard Gadd which is based on his real-life experiences of being stalked by a woman, a stranger to whom he gave a free cup of tea…

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‘Close to home’: Camden locals applaud Amy Winehouse biopic

Back to Black, which follows singer’s life from early adulthood in Camden to her death in 2011, has been panned by some critics

The Guardian - UK

It’s a grotesque insult for Back to Black to suggest Amy Winehouse died of heartache over her childlessness

Sam Taylor-Johnson’s biopic suggests that the singer’s desire for a baby was the main source of her suffering. It’s a gendered simplification that exonerates the forces that killed her

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - I watched in horror as paparazzi tried to upskirt Amy Winehouse — why did nobody try to protect her?

The new Amy Winehouse biopic has reignited the debate about the responsibility for her untimely death aged 27. Those in the firing line include her father, aspiring singer Mitch Winehouse, and her ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil, who admitted getting her hooked on Class A drugs.

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Back To Black review: Amy Winehouse biopic is a losing game

In Back To Black, the singer's tragic rise and fall is reduced to a massive cliche.

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‘Her demons were probably worse’: does Back to Black reveal the real Amy Winehouse?

Tortured genius, chaotic addict or frustrated homemaker? As Sam Taylor-Johnson’s biopic hits cinemas, we look at how its depiction compares with previous accounts of the singer’s life

The Guardian - UK

Back to Black makers defend sympathetic portrayal of Amy Winehouse's ex, Blake Fielder-Civil

The biopic depicts Blake Fielder-Civil “as Amy saw him”

Evening Standard

Back to Black's Jack O’Connell: 'I met Blake and I think he really loved Amy Winehouse'

Actor Jack O’Connell talks to Hamish MacBain about his portrayal of the late, legendary singer’s former husband Blake Fielder-Civil in the new biopic

Evening Standard

Back to Black review – woozy Amy Winehouse biopic buoyed by extraordinary lead performance

Sam Taylor-Johnson’s best film to date is more interested in romance and creativity than demons or blame

The Guardian - UK

Back to Black review: "A competent but occasionally clunky Amy Winehouse biopic"

Total Film

Amy Winehouse's London: Where the Rehab star ate, drank and sang

From Camden boozers to Soho clubs, David Ellis traces the late singer’s favourite haunts

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Jack O'connell Makes Directorial Debut With Paul Weller Music Video

Jack O'Connell directs Paul Weller's music video 'Nothing' and stars in Amy Winehouse biopic 'Back to Black.'

The Guardian - UK

Sam Taylor-Johnson on art, age gaps and Amy Winehouse: ‘Filming sucked me to a place I didn’t know how to get out of’

The director’s new biopic about the troubled singer tells the story of a relationship scrutinised by the tabloids – something she knows all about. She talks about facing cancer, falling for a younger man and why she’ll always be drawn to ‘intense, deep subjects’

Evening Standard

Amy Winehouse’s Back to Black video surpasses a billion views on YouTube

16 years on from its release, the black and white video has reached the milestone

Evening Standard

Tributes pour in for Amy Winehouse on what would have been her 40th birthday

Family, friends, and fans reflect on Amy Winehouse’s legacy

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The Independent UK

Amy Winehouse’s ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil ‘can’t carry burden’ of singer’s death alone anymore

Fielder-Civil said that he made ‘some huge mistakes’ during relationship with Winehouse

Evening Standard

Amy Winehouse’s ex says he would do ‘everything differently’ as he marks late singer’s 40th birthday

Blake Fielder-Civil appeared on Thursday’s Good Morning Britain, reflecting on the late artist’s milestone birthday

The Guardian - UK

The diaries of Amy Winehouse: ‘I’m the nutter of the class – loud and mouthing off!’

Using family photographs, journals, letters and handwritten lyrics, a new book sheds fresh light on the great singer’s life – while hinting at the tragedy to come. We publish exclusive images from the often heartbreaking work

Daily Mirror

Amy Winehouse biopic stars 'don't look like singer and husband Blake Fielder-Civil'

Singer Amy Winehouse was six inches shorter than her ex husband Blake Fielder-Civil but Marisa Abela and her co-star Jack O'Connell are the same height, causing directors a headache

The Independent UK

Back to Black: Biopic team recreates Amy Winehouse’s first date with Blake Fielder-Civil

The Winehouse biopic is currently in the works, starring Marisa Abela as the late singer

Daily Mirror

Amy Winehouse biopic star swigs vodka on streets of Camden in gut-wrenching scenes

Set photos from the upcoming Amy Winehouse movie show actress Marisa Abela, who portrays the talented and troubled singer, drinking from a vodka bottle close to her former home

Wales Online

Amy Winehouse's ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil spotted for first time since biopic work began

A movie about the singer called Back to Black is in production

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