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| Winehouse admits theatre assault | Winehouse admits theatre assault |
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| Singer Amy Winehouse has admitted assaulting a theatre manager during a Christmas pantomime. | |
| Winehouse lashed out at Richard Pound, 27, after disrupting a performance of Cinderella at Milton Keynes Theatre in Buckinghamshire last month. | |
| The 26-year-old singer pleaded guilty to common assault and disorder at Milton Keynes Magistrates' Court. | |
| Winehouse, from Barnet, London, was given a two year conditional discharge and ordered to pay £85 in costs. | Winehouse, from Barnet, London, was given a two year conditional discharge and ordered to pay £85 in costs. |
| Winehouse, who was charged under her married name Amy Civil, must also pay £100 in compensation to Mr Pound, the theatre's front-of-house manager. | |
| 'Alcohol played part' | 'Alcohol played part' |
| District judge Peter Crabtree told her: "Mr Pound is a person whose job involves interaction with the public. | District judge Peter Crabtree told her: "Mr Pound is a person whose job involves interaction with the public. |
| "If he's assaulted he deserves the court's protection. | "If he's assaulted he deserves the court's protection. |
| "In this case it's obvious that alcohol played its part." | "In this case it's obvious that alcohol played its part." |
| Passing sentence, he added: "It may be harder than a fine because you have now got to stay on the straight and narrow for the next two years." | Passing sentence, he added: "It may be harder than a fine because you have now got to stay on the straight and narrow for the next two years." |
| Winehouse sat quietly in the dock wearing a short dark skirt and white shirt, and sporting her signature beehive hairstyle. | Winehouse sat quietly in the dock wearing a short dark skirt and white shirt, and sporting her signature beehive hairstyle. |
| She was arrested on 23 December after attending Milton Keynes police station voluntarily after the incident on 19 December. | She was arrested on 23 December after attending Milton Keynes police station voluntarily after the incident on 19 December. |
| The pantomime starred Mickey Rooney and Bobby Davro. | The pantomime starred Mickey Rooney and Bobby Davro. |