Posted by Adam

Friday July 24, 2009

Amy Winehouse appeared in court Friday morning to defend herself against allegations she punched a female fan who politely asked her for a photograph at a charity ball.

The Rehab singer, 25, is alleged to have lashed out at Sherene Flash at the summer soiree in London last September.

Prosecutor Lyall Thompson said Winehouse appeared to be under the influence of alcohol or “some other substance” when she launched the attack.

“I didn’t know what she was going to do. She lunged at me and put her arm around me,” Winehouse told the court, adding, “I think she was being overly friendly, but that was intimidating, I was scared.

“She’s a big girl. She was just being overly presumptuous.

“I’m not Mickey Mouse, I’m a human being.”

Flash said Winehouse was “not in a good state” when the alleged assault occurred.

“She looked drunk. She looked maybe like she was on drugs or something,” she said, while admitting that she was also “tipsy” at the time.

Describing the moment she was hit, she said, “She punched forcefully in my right eye. I started crying. I was shocked. I couldn’t open my eye for a while. I was just mainly in shock.”

Winehouse said she felt intimidated in particular because she was shorter than Flash. She said she was only about five feet three inches tall, adding: “My hair does make a difference.”

She also denied that she was overly sensitive about her dressing room, saying, “I’m not like that. I’m not a Jennifer Lopez, paint the room white before I get there and I want five bunches of lilies.”

Winehouse said she was used to people approaching her, and had no problem with it. “If someone’s nice it’s not a demand on my time, it’s just nice to meet a nice person,” she said.

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