Amy Winehouse’s ex-husband denies ‘responsibility’ for singer’s death in rare interview

Amy Winehouse’s ex-husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, revisited their tumultuous romance — and her decease — successful a uncommon question and reply Tuesday.

He addressed those who “have an thought that Amy’s passing is [his] responsibility” connected nan latest “We Need to Talk” episode.

“I ne'er shirk from immoderate responsibility. If I’ve done something, I’ll put my manus up to it,” he added, acknowledging that he did person “a portion to play” pinch Winehouse dying of intoxicant intoxication astatine 27 successful 2011.

Fielder-Civil, who has “made peace” pinch his role, reminded listeners that Winehouse was a “very beardown woman” pinch “agency.”

The 43-year-old noted, “That is successful nary measurement astatine each disrespecting her by saying that, but Amy did what she wanted to do. And moreover though nan drinking had started to wounded her, she carried on.”

He admitted to introducing his erstwhile partner to heroin during their on-again, off-again narration — but clarified she had allegedly “experimented” pinch cocaine pinch a erstwhile partner.

“I ne'er understood, do these group deliberation that I forced Amy to do drugs? That’s conscionable not what happened,” he insisted. “I’m not shirking responsibility, but this thought of regular facilitating — no. I wasn’t nan dealer.”

Fielder-Civil, whose relative Freddy Civil died of a heroin overdose successful 2021, pointed out, “I ne'er blamed a personification that gave maine narcotics for nan first time. I’ve ne'er tried to put that connected anyone. Why would I?”

“I’m never, ever present to say, ‘Amy was bad,'” he added. “But I cognize Amy wouldn’t want maine to still beryllium sat present 20 years later saying it was each my fault. She’d beryllium saying, ‘Get it right, babe. Come on. Tell them nan truth.’”

Fielder-Civil concluded that nan brace “were conscionable young addicts astatine nan time,” continuing, “We weren’t [addicts] to commencement with, past we were, and it could hap to anyone.”

He and Winehouse were joined from 2007 to 2009, remaining successful touch post-divorce while Fielder-Civil served clip for burglary and possession of a firearm.

The erstwhile accumulation adjunct had been worried astir his ex during his jailhouse stint and claimed he “would’ve ne'er successful a cardinal years person fto her conscionable beryllium and get drunk each day” had he not been down bars.

“I had this monolithic fear, for illustration an absolute power fear, [that] thing is going to hap to her and I’m successful present and I’m not capable to do thing aliases thief aliases moreover beryllium there,” he remembered.

When Fielder-Civil recovered retired Winehouse had passed — aft calling her doubly and past proceeding nan news from situation officers — nan infinitesimal was his “worst nightmare.”

He recalled, “My first thought was … ‘It’s not true.’ My caput was swimming straightaway. … I burst into tears.”

Fielder-Civil, who is now sober and successful a patient relationship, was incapable to be nan Grammy winner’s ceremonial while imprisoned.

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