Amy Winehouse's mom says her husband's divorce demands are "all in his head"

May 17 2008

Amy WinehouseAmy Winehouse's mom has addressed recent reports that the singer's incarceratted husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, is gunning for a $6m divorce payment, insisting "it's all in his head."

Recent reports have claimed that Blake -- who's on remand in London's Pentonville Prison accused of GBH and trial fixing -- is planning to divorce the 'Rehab' singer; and is demanding $500,000 for each month of their year-long marriage -- despite being in jail for most of it.

But Janis Winehouse says, "We saw something the other day about the fact that he'd got a new girlfriend who visits, and how he's going to get money from Amy, and I thought: 'Oh, OK. Really?'

"It's all in his head. They've been married, what, all of two minutes, maybe ten? He's been in prison for almost as long as they've been together. It's a joke.

"But then so was the wedding, really. I wasn't upset by it because it meant nothing; nothing whatsoever. I think they were in Miami and got caught up in the moment, and that was it.

"It was more like a picnic in the park than a wedding."

Janis also blames Blake for Amy's drugs-use. "As far as I'm concerned, Blake more than played his part in Amy's downfall. People I trust have told me that Amy didn't start on the hard drugs until she met Blake -- and I think that says it all," she says.

Janis also insisted that Blake would be "disappointed" if he was hoping for a bumper pay-day.

She added: "What I can tell you is that if Blake is expecting a bumper pay-off, then he is going to be disappointed.

"I keep reading figures saying Amy is worth £10 million ($20m). Well, I handle her finances and I know exactly what she has - and she doesn't even have £1 million ($2M).

"I haven't discussed any of this with Amy. She knows how I feel, but I don't want to turn her against me so we simply do not talk about Blake.

"In her mind, she has fallen in love. She will only see the good in him, and there is no point trying to tell them otherwise. She has to be the one who recognizes it for herself.

"It's a delicate dance, and it's got to play itself out. In the meantime, I can only thank God that her body weight at the moment means she's unlikely to get pregnant."

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