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Amy Winehouse Is Going To Rehab, Yes, Yes, Yes

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: January 25, 2008

Amy Winehouse, beset by allegations of substance abuse, entered a rehabilitation facility Thursday to battle drug addiction.

The announcement came just days after the 24-year-old singer was pictured in British tabloid The Sun inhaling fumes from a small pipe. Police have launched an inquiry into the matter.

"Amy decided to enter the facility today after talks with her record label, management, family and doctors," Universal Music Group said in a statement.

Winehouse, who is nominated for six Grammy Awards for her acclaimed "Back to Black" album, seems to be as famous for her drug problems as for her music. Since the album's U.S. release last year, she has canceled a slew of appearances amid reports of drug use.

Ledger's Family Arrives Today For Funeral

Funeral arrangements for Heath Ledger have been completed and his relatives were expected to arrive in New York today, a funeral home spokesman said.

George Amado, the general manager of the Frank E. Campbell funeral home, refused to disclose details, saying any additional information would have to come from Ledger's manager.

The 28-year-old actor's body was taken to the funeral home on Manhattan's Upper East Side on Wednesday, a day after he was found dead in his SoHo loft with bottles of prescription drugs nearby.

There were six different types of prescription drugs in the apartment, including pills to treat insomnia and anxiety, and an antihistamine, according to two law enforcement officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation is ongoing.

Before moving to Manhattan, Ledger lived with then-girlfriend Michelle Williams - who played his wife in "Brokeback Mountain" - in Brooklyn. The couple had a daughter, the now 2-year-old Matilda. The couple split last year. Williams and Matilda have returned from Sweden, where Williams has been filming "Mammoth."

Glover Convicted Of Trespassing At Hotel

Danny Glover has been convicted in Niagara Falls, Ontario, for trespassing in a hotel during a union rally in 2006.

Glover, who wasn't in court, was convicted Thursday along with UNITE HERE union representative Alex Dagg and Ontario Federation of Labour President Wayne Samuelson.

Canadian Niagara Hotels charged the three with trespassing at their Sheraton on the Falls property during a Sept. 16, 2006, protest.

The 60-year-old actor took part in the protest as part of a larger campaign that aims to increase salaries and improve working conditions for hotel workers in the United States and Canada.

Sentencing is scheduled Feb. 8.

A Clue: Miss Scarlett In The Conservatory

Scarlett Johansson will release her debut album, "Anywhere I Lay My Head," on May 20.

The 23-year-old "Nanny Diaries" star spent five weeks recording 10 covers of Tom Waits songs and one original track in Louisiana last spring.

She has displayed her vocal talents previously, singing The Pretenders' "Brass in Pocket" in "Lost In Translation" and performing onstage with Jesus and Mary Chain last April at the Coachella Music Festival.

Today's Birthdays

Actor Dean Jones is 77. Blues singer Etta James is 70. Actress Dinah Manoff ("Empty Nest") is 50. Country drummer Mike Burch of River Road is 42. Singer Alicia Keys is 27.

Sources: People.com, The Associated Press

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