Re: Amy Winehouse
Originally Posted by
Judd
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Have just watched a warts and all documentary about her life - she cut a tragic figure. Her parents split up when she was a young girl, then she found solace in drugs, which were to become her entry into total addiction. When she eventually found fame,
her drug addiction became a source of amusement for the media, who, after lauding and praising her, drove her into depression by hounding her day and night looking for any story. With any celeb treated this way, the outcome was inevitable.
That just about sums up the attitude of the media. They have absolutely zero duty of care. I wonder if they ever recognised that it was their hounding of her that drove her to her death?
She was so troubled. I remember the first time I saw her - and was bowled over by her - on Jools Holland's NYE show. She stood at the mic, both hands desperately clutching and tugging at the hem of her short dress. I knew right away that she had demons. Poor girl