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| No drug charges for Amy Winehouse | No drug charges for Amy Winehouse |
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| Singer Amy Winehouse will not face charges over a video that purported to show her smoking a crack cocaine pipe, police have confirmed. | Singer Amy Winehouse will not face charges over a video that purported to show her smoking a crack cocaine pipe, police have confirmed. |
| She was interviewed under caution by police in east London after the footage was posted online in January. | She was interviewed under caution by police in east London after the footage was posted online in January. |
| "The Crown Prosecution Service has now reviewed the case and no further action is being taken," a Metropolitan Police spokesperson said. | "The Crown Prosecution Service has now reviewed the case and no further action is being taken," a Metropolitan Police spokesperson said. |
| "Amy is pleased to be able to move on," her spokesman said. | "Amy is pleased to be able to move on," her spokesman said. |
| "She particularly looks forward to seeing her fans again at eagerly-awaited festival performances this summer." | "She particularly looks forward to seeing her fans again at eagerly-awaited festival performances this summer." |
| Matter closed | |
| Winehouse, 24, was arrested at Limehouse police station on 7 May in connection with the alleged possession of a controlled drug, police said. | Winehouse, 24, was arrested at Limehouse police station on 7 May in connection with the alleged possession of a controlled drug, police said. |
| She had been bailed to return later this month, but the matter has now been closed. | She had been bailed to return later this month, but the matter has now been closed. |
| The video, posted online by The Sun newspaper, was said to have been filmed at her home. | The video, posted online by The Sun newspaper, was said to have been filmed at her home. |
| Last month, she was cautioned by police after admitting a common assault after an incident in Camden, north London. | |
| Winehouse is due to play a number of festivals across Europe this summer, starting with Portugal's Rock In Rio - In Lisbon event in May. | |
| In the UK, she is playing at T in the Park, V Festival and Bestival, while she is also due at Ireland's Oxegen and Rock en Seine in Paris. |