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Winehouse Cancels Concert, Prompting Some Concern

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: August 31, 2008

Amy Winehouse has been forced to cancel a European festival performance because of illness. The singer, 24, was due to take to the stage at the Rock en Seine show in Paris on Friday night, but the singer's U.K. spokesman, Chris Goodman, confirmed she was too unwell and had to cancel.

"She was taken ill at her house and wasn't able to travel to France for the concert," Goodman said in a statement.

Admitted to the hospital last month after suffering an allergic reaction to her anti-drug medication, Winehouse's no-show prompted a fresh wave of concern for the troubled singer. But Goodman insists the illness is "normal" and has nothing to do with medication or her battle with drugs.

"It's nothing serious," Goodman said.

Need Proof That Gas Prices Are Out Of Control?

Fuel prices have grounded an unexpected frequent-flyer: Diddy.

Sean "Diddy" Combs complained about the "too high" price of gas and pleaded for free oil from his "Saudi Arabia brothers and sisters" in a YouTube video posted Wednesday. The hip-hop mogul said he now is flying on commercial airlines instead of in private jets, which Combs said had previously cost him $200,000 and up for a round trip between New York and Los Angeles.

"I'm actually flying commercial," Diddy said before walking onto an airplane, sitting in a first-class seat and flashing his boarding pass to the camera. "That's how high gas prices are. I'm at the gate right now. This is really happening, proof gas prices are too high. Tell whoever the next president is we need to bring gas prices down."

Today's Birthdays

Actor Jack Thompson is 68. Violinist Itzhak Perlman is 63. Singer Van Morrison is 63. Actor Richard Gere is 59. Singer-composer Deborah Gibson is 38. Actor Chris Tucker is 36.

Sources: The Associated Press, People.com

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