November 19, 2007

Amy Winehouse's downward spiral


While flying from London to Glasgow Amy Winehouse supposedly locked herself in the bathroom for over 30 minutes. A flight attendant also caught Winehouse smoking on the plane. Charges have not been filed yet.

As if smoking on airplanes isn't enough substance abuse in inappropriate places, videos of Winehouse pulling cocaine out of her hair and doing a bump on stage during her show have been posted everywhere. Who does this and thinks it is alright? Someone in her life, most likely her agent who should be concerned with her image in the public eye, needs to cancel the rest of her tour and get her into rehab before she hurts herself.

Growing up, I do not remember young people in Hollywood that I had looked up to being so out of control. What morals are we teaching the younger generation by allowing young people (Amy Winehouse, Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan, Nicole Richie) to act the way that they are and get away with it? Maybe young Hollywood was as crazy as it is now when I was younger, but now the increased media availability allows the public to know more about these people and their habits. Ten years ago you could not log onto numerous blog webpages and see videos posted about these stars.

Although the flight to Glasgow may not have been as smoothly orchestrated as planned, her two performances surprisingly got good reviews. Her performances in Birmingham, Munich, and Zurich were all terrible. Footage from each concert is available at www.mrpaparazzi.com. Why does the public continue to support Amy Winehouse if her shows are almost all terrible and she is visibly destroying her body with drugs and alcohol. If people would stop attending her concerts, she wouldn't be booked anywhere and would actually have time to go to rehab! I know boycotting seems extreme, but obviously she doesn't think she has a problem.

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