The Amy Winehouse circus rolls up to court as she pleads not guilty to assault charge
Amy Winehouse made a typically bizarre appearance at court today as she denied assaulting a fan at a charity ball.
The singer, looking tanned and healthy in a tight floral minidress, blew kisses to the huge media pack and grabbed her chest as she sashayed into the City of Westminster Magistrates' Court.
She spoke loudly to confirm her date of birth and her name, which she gave as Amy Jade Civil - her married name.
Winehouse, 25, is charged with punching dancer Sherene Flash at the ball in Berkeley Square last September.
Ms Flash, 30, is said to have asked her for a photo and while the star initially agreed, she then allegedly lashed out.
Winehouse is then said to have fled the star-studded event crying: 'Life can't go on.'
Her solicitor Mark Haslam excused Winehouse' s late appearance at the court, blaming problems during her journey and saying she had left her Barnet home at 8.15am.
Her case was adjourned for trial on 23 July.
Winehouse, who was granted unconditional bail, left the court, pulling down her dress and giving a wiggle as she went.
Wearing high heels and platform soles, Winehouse then appeared to stumble as she was ushered into a side room to speak to her lawyer.
She was greeted by a scrum of photographers and press when she walked out of the court in Horseferry Road, where police officers and her own security staff helped her into a waiting people carrier.
Asked how she was feeling, she said: 'I'm all right, thanks.'
Winehouse recently returned from a two-month break in the Caribbean. She is believed to be trying to patch up her marriage to Blake Fielder-Civil.
Her father told Closer magazine she is planning a 'heart-to-heart' with her estranged husband.
Mr Winehouse said: 'She's guilty of loving him, stupid girl. I'm not saying she's going back to him, she just wants to talk. I want her to get divorced.'
But while Winehouse has been trying to get her life on track, her career may suffer from the assault charge.
She has already been denied a US work visa for an appearance at the Coachella concert in California alongside The Killers and Sir Paul McCartney.
Source - The Daily Mail -
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