Thursday, 26 June 2008

Winehouse apologises for 'racist home video'

Amy Winehouse has apologised after a home-made video of her singing a racist chant surfaced online.
The Daily Mail reports that Winehouse has said sorry for the racist slurs, which were sung to the tune of the children's song 'Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes'.
Video footage of the star singing the racist song appeared on the News of the World's website, while the newspaper also published details of the video yesterday.
The video was made by Winehouse's husband Blake Fielder-Civil, who is currently in jail and facing charges over GBH and conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.
The tape also shows what the News of the World alleges is "a substance which looks like heroin on a foil".
The footage emerged as London Metropolitan police commissioner Sir Ian Blair said celebrities caught taking drugs on video should face trial.
Earlier this year, Winehouse escaped prosecution after a video of her appearing to smoke crack cocaine was released by The Sun.