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Amy Winehouse defended by father

Published Saturday, Feb 17 2007, 11:30 GMT | By Daniel Kilkelly
Amy Winehouse's father has insisted that the singer doesn't have a problem with alcohol.

Mitch Winehouse admitted that his daughter's friends were worried about her after she took a tumble while drunk last year, but he refused to allow her to be checked into rehab.

"She had just split up with her boyfriend and had a lot to drink," Mitch told The Sun. "She fell over and bumped her head. Her friends phoned me and I went down to her flat. I said, 'You're coming home with me.'

"Her previous management company said she should go to rehab but she didn’t think she needed to, and I agreed. I told her I thought she looked okay. She was lovesick. You can’t go to rehab for that.

"I don’t think she is an alcoholic. If you’re an alcoholic you drink every day."

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