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AMY WINEHOUSE’s husband BLAKE FIELDER-CIVIL has hit out at judges of the Mercury Music Prize, insisting the singer was "robbed" of the $40,000 (£20,000) award.
The Rehab star made a surprise comeback appearance at Tuesday (04Sep07) night’s London awards ceremony, but the prestigious gong was eventually given to rockers the Klaxons.
Fielder-Civil says, "Amy was robbed. Who knows why they didn’t give her the award. But I was so proud of her for her performance.
"She’s really well and she doesn’t need to go back into rehab." The singer has been taking time out from her music career to focus on "health issues" following her August (07) hospitalisation after three days of hard-partying.

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British soul star AMY WINEHOUSE has settled a copyright infrigement case with songwriter/producer P*Nut, according to his lawyer.
P*Nut - real name John Harrison - claims he co-wrote Winehouse’s song He Can Only Hold Her with the Rehab star, but was not given appropriate credit in the sleeve notes on her sophomore album Back To Black.
But Harrison’s lawyer claims the two parties have now reached a suitable agreement, which will see Harrison given credit for the track, in addition to a share of the song’s copyright and payment of legal costs.
His attorney, Bob Page, says, "This represents a very satisfactory outcome for P*Nut, who considered his contribution to the song to be perfectly obvious.
"He was therefore extremely disappointed not to receive the credit he deserved on Amy’s album and furthermore at the extent of the resistance he encountered in securing his fair share of the copyright.
"Whilst Amy and her publishers took the matter to the brink, P*Nut is pleased that common sense has prevailed and he is now looking forward to seeing his contribution properly recognised on future exploitation of this song." However a spokesman for Winehouse’s label, Island Records, says he is not familiar with the case.

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NICOLE KIDMAN’s 2003 Oscar win was bitter sweet for the actress - because it was one of the loneliest nights of her life.
The Aussie movie star should have been celebrating, but instead, she was left without a date, trying her best to look happy.
She says, "It felt big. It felt lonely and big. You’re in a hotel and you’re like, ‘OK, well, I’m sitting in this big suite with an Oscar, and I still don’t have a life. What is wrong with me?’ "It hit home that I needed to get a life: ‘Who do I jump on the bed with, and celebrate with, and order pancakes with?’" She adds, "That was painful, not having that person to share it with."

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British rocker JOHNNY BORRELL has split from girlfriend KIRSTEN DUNST, because the Hollywood actress couldn’t stand the singer’s messy ways.
The couple had been dating since March (07), and Borrell had briefly moved into the Spider-Man star’s rented north London home, before they broke off their five-month romance in August (07).
And the Razorlight frontman admits it was his reluctance to help out with chores around the house which resulted in the split.
He says, "We were leading different lifestyles. It’s over. She believes in equality, that a bloke should chip in with the housework.
"Fair enough, but I’m messy. She couldn’t stand the smell of stale fags (cigarettes), beer and kebabs in her nice living room. Can’t say I blame her really.
"I’ve been incredibly busy recording our latest album and I’d be rolling in at all hours, when she’d be getting up to go on set. I’m very much a night owl, and she’s up with the lark. She’s a really cool girl and she loves London and Britain. It was just one of those things."

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Movie star CLIVE OWEN fears his successful career is costing him valuable family time - and one day his young daughters will be moving on and he’ll have missed their childhood.
The Closer star spends as much time as he can in between films with daughters Hannah, 10, and Eve, eight - but still worries it’s not enough.
He explains, "I’m away from home a lot, so my absolute priority when I’ve got any time off is to hang with them. That’s the most important thing.
"They grow up fast and I don’t want in 10 years time, when my daughter moves out into her first flat, to go, ‘What happened?’" Owen admits he’s also concerned that his kids don’t know what daddy does for a living - because they’re too young to see any of his films.
He adds, "Just look at my movies; you’d never let a kid watch them: ‘Hey Eve, my little eight-year-old, come and check out Closer, you’ll love it! Come and watch this sex scene with Monica Bellucci I did.’ I’d traumatise my little babies."

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British royal PRINCE CHARLES has paid tribute to Italian tenor LUCIANO PAVAROTTI, hailing him a "prodigious talent" in a message of condolence to the maestro’s grieving family.
The Nessun Dorma star lost his battle with pancreatic cancer on Thursday (06Aug07) at the age of 71.
The heir to the throne is the latest high-profile figure to give praise to the opera legend, after words of sympathy poured in from stars including Jose Carreras, Sir Elton John, Sting and Bono.
In the note, the prince says, "(I am) profoundly grateful to have lived when such a prodigious talent inhabited this Earth.
"My wife and I and my sons join with countless others who mourn the passing of one of Italy’s national treasures. The world will seem an emptier place without him and without his generosity of spirit." Fans of Pavarotti have been paying homage to the star at Modena Cathedral in Italy, where his body is lying in state, ahead of his funeral on Saturday (08Sep07).

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SIR MICHAEL CAINE was "overwhelmed" when he shared a private jet with the legendary FRANK SINATRA, because he suddenly realised the magnitude of his fame.
The 74-year-old British actor was dating Sinatra’s daughter, Nancy, during the 1960s when he became starstruck on the flight to Las Vegas, Nevada.
He recalls, "All of a sudden, I froze. Tongue-tied. Sinatra said, ‘Mikey, what’s up? You scared of flying?’ "And I had to admit to him that it had suddenly hit me, I was sitting on a private plane with Frank Sinatra. I’d known him all my life in some way, and here I was, taking to him. ‘Frank, I said, I’m overwhelmed."

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Late rocker JOHN LENNON and actor SIR MICHAEL CAINE got drunk together and "behaved badly" when they first met.
The Beatles legend met Caine at the Cannes Film Festival in France in 1964, where they quickly became friends and drinking partners.
The Zulu actor says, "We were getting through this day of press conferences, me for the Ipcress File while I think he was probably doing A Hard Day’s Night.
"We introduced ourselves to people as John Lemon and Michael Micklewhite, which is my real name. We got very pissed and behaved very, very badly."

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LATEST: CATHERINE ZETA-JONES and French actress MARION COTILLARD have won coveted roles in CHICAGO director ROB MARSHALL’s new movie musical NINE.
The European actresses were among many top stars in the running for roles in the big screen adaptation, and now Marshall has confirmed his cast for the project.
Zeta-Jones and Cotillard will join Spaniards Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem in the film.
Italian screen siren Sophia Loren will also appear in the film, which will be directed, produced and choreographed by Marshall.
Nine revolves around fictional filmmaker Guido Contini, who re-examines his past romances in the midst of a nervous breakdown.
The musical claimed the Tony Award for Best Revival when it returned to the Broadway stage in 2003. That production starred Antonio Banderas, Chita Rivera and Jane Krakowski.

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British royal PRINCE HARRY lashed out at a photographer on Friday night (07Sep07), threatening to punch the snapper in the "f**king face".
The prince had been enjoying a night out in London with his girlfriend Chelsy Davy when he became angered at the presence of the papparazzo.
An eyewitness tells British newspaper The Sun, "Harry totally flipped out. He was screaming at (the snapper) and kept shouting, ‘I’ll punch you in the f**king face’, while the photographer looked on stunned. At one point Harry ran straight for him.
"She (Davy) looked really angry and upset, as if she had just had a fight or something. Then Harry also came out almost straight away and started running down the street after her.
"He didn’t see the photographer at first but as soon as he did he started shouting at him, ‘Don’t you f**king dare’. Then he ran straight at him.
"At this point a car came screaming down the street and a security guy came out and dragged Harry into the back. Chelsy was already in there."

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LATEST: Bosses at Disney film studios have dismissed reports they have dropped HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL actress VANESSA HUDGENS following the circulation of nude photographs of the star online.
The 18-year-old’s candid mirror-image shots were intended for her boyfriend and High School Musical co-star Zac Efron’s eyes only - but an unknown third party stole the pictures and placed one on the internet.
Disney studios were then alleged to be firing Hudgens over the snaps, because the scandal had tarnished the teen’s squeaky-clean image.
But a representative for the company has denied the incident will have repurcussions on future casting decisions, and insists Hudgens’ apology to fans on Friday (07Sep07) proved her remorse.
The spokesperson says, "Vanessa has apologised for what was obviously a lapse in judgment."

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The funeral service for LUCIANO PAVAROTTI has begun in his hometown of Modena, Italy, with singers PLACIDO DOMINGO, JOSE CARRERAS and U2 rocker BONO among the stars in attendance.
The Italian maestro, who lost his battle with pancreatic cancer at the age of 71 on Thursday (06Sep07), will be laid to rest in a cemetary close to his family home, following the rememberance service at Modena Cathedral on Saturday (08Sep07).
Blind tenor Andrea Bocelli is expected to perform the hymn Panis Angelicus at the funeral service, which is being conducted by the Vatican’s Secretary of State, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone.
Prior to the ceremony, Pavarotti’s daughter Guiliana - from his marriage to first wife Adua Veroni - thanked the thousands of fans who had gathered outside the venue to pay their respects to the legend.
She said, "The great love for Pavarotti is extremely well-deserved and heart-warming. The family has been sustained by the warmth of the people."

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Actor RUSSELL CROWE was left exasperated on the set of new western 3:10 TO YUMA when director JAMES MANGOLD tried to direct a herd of cattle, only for the cows to stampede in the wrong direction.
Crowe, who owns a cattle farm in Australia, watched as Mangold ignored his advice and the animals headed off into the wilderness not to return for two hours.
He says, "Working with the horses and the cattle weren’t his (Mangold’s) favourite moments. He had a cracker of a time at one point where Jim thought he was going to be able to stampede cattle and they would take a left turn just because that’s how he marked the path.
"I was trying to catch him. I said, ‘Jimmy, mate it don’t work that way. You stampede those cattle they’re gonna go up that hill, and we’re gonna be hanging around here for two hours getting the cattle down from the hill.’ "He goes, ‘No, but the path’s marked clearly.’ ‘It’s a f**king cow! It’s not gonna go around the corner like that. He said, ‘OK let’s see what happens.’ "We did see what happened. Bang bang they stampeded and up the bloody mountain they went, and two hours later we’re still twiddling our thumbs waiting for the cattle to come down from the top of the mountain."

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Reality TV star PARIS HILTON is suing a card company for allegedly using her likeness and trademarked ‘That’s hot’ phrase without permission.
The hotel heiress filed her lawsuit against Hallmark Cards in Los Angeles’ Federal District Court on Thursday (06Sep07), citing invasion of privacy and misappropriating her image.
She is seeking more than $500,000 (£250,000) in damages and a permanent injunction preventing Hallmark from further using her name and likeness.
According to the lawsuit, Hallmark’s card features Hilton’s face superimposed on top of a cartoon waitress serving food. The catchphrase reads: ‘Don’t touch that, it’s hot. What’s hot? That’s hot.’

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GWYNETH PALTROW’s actress mother BLYTHE DANNER was "heartbroken" to hear the news OWEN WILSON tried to kill himself last month (Aug07).
Danner worked with Wilson on the 2000 comedy Meet The Parents and its 2004 sequel Meet The Fockers, while her daughter Paltrow once dated Wilson’s younger brother Luke.
She says, "It was heartbreaking to hear. This is such a tough business and here he is at the pinnacle so you wonder how this happened. We just send him the best and loving wishes for good health.
"He just kind of breezed in and breezed out for Meet The Fockers - he was only there for one day and for Fockers he was a fine fiddle.
"(It’s) very sad because I know his parents a little bit. I’ve met them and Luke and they’ve been so wonderful to us and anytime and anything that happens, your heart goes out to them." Wilson allegedly slashed his wrists and was found distressed at his Santa Monica, California home by his brother Andrew on 26 August (07). He was taken to a nearby hospital emergency room and then spent a week under supervision at Los Angeles’ Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

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Rapper/producer TIMBALAND predicts BRITNEY SPEARS’ comeback single will be an international smash - as long as she can straighten out her family life.
Timbaland admits he’d love the troubled pop superstar’s upcoming track Gimme More to conquer the charts, but worries her custody battle with ex-husband Kevin Federline over their two children may get in the way.
Speaking on Ryan Seacrest’s U.S. radio show on Kiis FM on Friday (07Sep07), he said, "I would love Britney to have a smash, it would be the greatest comeback ever.
"I think it would be phenomenal, but I think she’s got to be connected with her family. She can’t do it alone."

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Actor JULIAN McMAHON is so determined to make TV show NIP/TUCK as raunchy as possible, he volunteers to film scenes naked.
McMahon, who plays Dr. Christian Troy on the hit U.S. programme, likes to push the boundaries of what is acceptable on television as much as he can.
He says, "I don’t think this show is kinky enough, so I’m kind of trying to push for that kind of stuff consistently.
"For example, I did this thing yesterday that was scripted to do in my bathing suit - push-ups in the bathroom - and then I answer a phone call. I decided to do them on the deck naked.
"I just want to push things further. I feel like when we started on the show, we were pretty explicit and out there, and it maintained that to a certain extent, but now I feel like we have to reinvigorate that a little bit."

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Late filmmaker GILLO PONTECORVO is to have a national archive established in his honour, Italian culture minister FRANCESCO RUTELLI announced at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday (06Sep07).
The Gillo Pontecorvo Archives will collect rare short films and documentaries shot by The Battle Of Algiers director, who passed away in October 2006, as well as letters, taped interviews and photographs.
Rutelli told the Venice Film Festival crowd, "He was a great innovator; a free creative spirit who guided this great institution and went on to work in a thousand different directions."

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