‘Sick’ Amy facing legal action
Amy Winehouse is facing legal action after pulling out of a Paris concert hours before she was due to headline it.
The singer failed to show up at the Rock En Seine festival after she was taken ill at her house in London and was unable to travel to France.
A statement posted on the festival website said organisers had decided to start legal proceedings against her because of the circumstances of her cancellation.
The statement said: “We were told by (Winehouse’s) agent at 8pm that she would not be there, and we were forced to cancel the performance. We have still not been given any explanation of the exact reasons for her absence.
“We are very sorry about this situation and share the disappointment of the festival-goers.”
Organisers said the singer’s musicians had arrived on Thursday and rehearsed for the show on Friday morning.
Winehouse had been due to arrive at the Saint Cloud park just outside the French capital on Friday evening to top a bill that included the Raconteurs, The Streets and Kate Nash.
Winehouse’s spokesman declined to comment on the threat of legal action, saying: “Amy Winehouse is currently at home recovering. The illness is nothing serious, nothing that some time in bed and not singing won’t cure.”
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