Amy Winehouse Receives Kidnapping Threat
British criminals have threatened to kidnap troubled star Amy Winehouse, according to reports. The singer is reported to be at the centre of a plot masterminded by prisoners at London’s Pentonville Prison to kidnap the star, unless husband and fellow inmate Blake Fielder-Civil pays them a $200,000 (GBP100,000) ransom.
Fielder-Civil is currently on remand after being charged with perverting the course of justice in connection with an assault case – and now fears for his wife’s safety outside the prison, after Winehouse was photographed earlier this month (Dec07) leaving her house alone in the middle of the night.
A source tells British newspaper the News Of The World, “Blake’s petrified. He’s living in fear for Amy’s life and his own. At first he thought the guys in here were just trying their luck but the threats have got really bad. He’s now under no illusions and convinced they’ll go through with what they say. “They’ve ordered Blake to pay the 100 grand ($200,000; GBP100,000) into a secret bank account within the next few days or else… and Amy will be snatched and harmed. She’s at her weakest right now, and what with her wandering the streets in the dead of night she’s at a massive risk.”