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AMY WINEHOUSE’s estranged husband BLAKE FIELDER-CIVIL is reportedly planning to leave Britain in a bid to put his troubled marriage behind him.
The Rehab hitmaker has been enjoying an extended break in the Caribbean since December (08), while Fielder-Civil has been serving time in jail for breaking the terms of his probation.
He was released on Wednesday (25Feb09) and Winehouse is rumoured to be planning to return to London in an attempt to salvage their relationship - despite Fielder-Civil filing for divorce from the star in January (09).
The 26-year-old former drug user is now claiming he is clean and is said to be refusing to see his wife, amid concerns she will be a bad influence as he battles his addictions.
A pal of Fielder-Civil tells British tabloid The Sun he is planning to flee his native U.K.
The source says, "He’s turned a corner since he last saw Amy. His mum Georgette plans to sell up and get Blake to another country. They don’t want to squander all the hard work." Fielder-Civil was originally sentenced to 27 months behind bars last July (08) after he was found guilty of grievous bodily harm and perverting the course of justice.
He was granted an early release deal in November (08) - on the condition he underwent regular drug testing - but was sent back to jail in December (08) after failing to stay clean.

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Actor SEAN PENN hopes his Oscar-winning performance in MILK will help change laws banning same-sex marriages in America.
The star won an Academy Award for his portrayal of gay politician Harvey Milk in the critically acclaimed movie.
And now he is urging U.S. president Barack Obama to view the film in a bid to reverse the law and make same-sex unions legally recognised across the country.
Penn says, "Eventually we are hoping for a White House screening. I think this film will be one of the steps forward (in the fight for gay marriage). It will be part of the dialogue. But I think things are going to go forward with or without it.
"I was once asked to tell the difference between luxury and necessity for a human being. The right to equality for all, including homosexuals, is of course a necessity. That’s why this right will become a reality and I think in its own way this film will be part of that.
"The need for tolerance, equality and so on is on the move, and will go on." Homosexual couples in California were granted the right to wed last year (08) but it was revoked just months later after the passing of the Proposition 8 bill, which reversed the previous ruling permitting the unions.
On 5 March (09) a Californian court will hear arguments in lawsuits seeking to annul the referendum, with lawmakers due to hand down a ruling within 90 days.

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Hollywood actors DUSTIN HOFFMAN and SEAN PENN were the toast of the French movie industry on Friday (27Feb09) night - with tributes at the annual Cesar Awards.
Hoffman received a lifetime achievement prize at the glittering ceremony in Paris, France while Penn was a guest of honour at the event.
Penn took to the stage to present the prestigious Best Film award to French movie Seraphine, which went on to win six more trophies including Best Actress for Yolande Moreau.
The Milk star’s own movie, In The Wild, was nominated in the Best Foreign Film category, but lost out to Israeli animated documentary Waltz With Bashir.
The night’s other big winner was gangster film Mesrine which landed three trophies, including Best Actor for Vincent Cassel and Best Director for Jean-Francois Richet.
French school drama Entre les murs (The Class) - which won the Cannes film festival in 2008 - was lauded with the Cesar for Best Adaptation.

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RIHANNA has reportedly reconciled with boyfriend CHRIS BROWN after the pair’s alleged altercation on 8 February (09).
Brown was arrested and charged with making criminal threats after a pre-Grammy Awards party in Los Angeles, following an incident with Rihanna which allegedly left the singer needing hospital treatment.
Rihanna’s father, Ronald Fenty, confirmed the couple split up after the alleged fight, telling reporters, "The relationship is over and I am pleased." But the former couple is now said to be reviving their romance, reportedly spending time together at the home of rap mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs in Miami, Florida.
A source tells People.com, "They’re together again. They care for each other. He called to wish her happy birthday. They’ve reached out to each other. It’s been mutual."

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WILL FERRELL and MARK WAHLBERG are teaming up to star in a new police action comedy.
Adam McKay, who previously collaborated with Ferrell on Talladega Nights and Step Brothers, will direct the crime-busting duo in The B Team.
McKay is completing the script with fellow writer Chris Henchy.
Executives at Sony Pictures Entertainment have yet to set a release date for the film, but it is expected to go into production shortly, reports Daily Variety.

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BRUCE WILLIS is facing legal action from movie bosses who have accused the star of walking out on a recent film project.
The Pulp Fiction star is being sued by executives at a film company who claim he signed a $200,000 (£137,000) deal to direct new picture Three Stories About Joan, starring Owen Wilson and Camilla Belle, but quit during filming.
Executives at production firm Foresight Unlimited filed papers at Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday (27Feb09) accusing Willis and his company, Willis Brother Films, of breach of contract.
The papers state: "Willis abruptly and without notice terminated his services as director for personal reasons and walked off the set." The plaintiffs, which include Foresight Unlimited, Signature Entertainment Group, and Three Stories Productions, are seeking $4 million (£2.75 million) in damages.

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Actors HUGH JACKMAN and ROBERT PATTINSON enjoyed a night off from promoting their respective films in Japan recently - by engaging in a spot of karaoke.
Jackman is in Tokyo to debut his latest movie, Australia, while Pattinson has been promoting Twilight in the country.
And the pair joined forces for a night of sing-a-long fun during a break in their hectic schedules.
Jackman’s representative says, "Hugh was there celebrating completion of his promo tour for Australia with director Baz Luhrmann and friends. About 1am, the cast of Twilight came in and they all joined in."

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SEAN ‘DIDDY’ COMBS has been boasting about a lengthy Tantric sex session - giving live updates on the internet.
In the early hours of Friday morning (27Feb09) the rap mogul revealed to thousands of fans following his "feed" on social networking site Twitter that he was partaking in the erotic spiritual practice.
He wrote: "Having tantric sex! I feel so much better! Thank you." Combs subsequently posted a string of comments on the page informing his audience of how long the tantric session had been going on for, claiming he was aiming to carry on for 36 hours.
However, his stamina failed him and he was forced to stop after 10 hours.
He wrote: "I gotta stop. I’m tired and sore! I’ll try again tomorrow. Go back to work people." The rapper did not reveal who the other party involved was.

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Rockers NO DOUBT will kick off their reunion with an appearance on hit U.S. TV series GOSSIP GIRL.
The Don’t Speak hitmakers will perform a cover of Adam and the Ants’ 1980s track Stand and Deliver in the penultimate episode of the show’s second series.
The news was announced in a post on the band’s official website: "Mark your calendars to see No Doubt perform Stand And Deliver (originally by Adam And The Ants) for the first time ever on Gossip Girl." The band recently reformed following a five year absence, announcing a massive U.S. tour this summer (09).
The episode featuring the group will air in the U.S. on 11 May (09).

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LIZA MINNELLI insists she has no regrets about marrying promoter DAVID GEST - even though the union was "a circus event".
The singer/actress tells pal Liz Smith - the new contributing editor of America’s Parade magazine - she will never marry again, but she’d never take back any of her past marriages.
That includes her brief union with Gest, which ended in a messy divorce and claims she physically abused her ex.
Of her decision to wed Gest, Minnelli says, "Darling, I was recovering from brain encephalitis!" And the star admits married life with her is not easy: "I just donâ��t think itâ��s fair. Itâ��s too hard on any man to be married to a woman like me… a famous woman, with all that goes with it.
"No matter how successful the man is, it�s hard for him to take. And maybe it�s politically incorrect to say, but I get it. I�m not going to refuse that autograph. I�m not going to deny that photographer. I certainly won�t stop touring. It�s too hard on any man.�

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U2 frontman BONO feels embarrassed listening to his own music because he can always hear ways to improve it.
The Irish rocker admits he is a perfectionist and hates hearing the band’s classic hits because he believes the songs would be much better if he re-recorded them.
He says, "I wince because of either what I think is an unfinished lyric or a vocal moment I don’t like." The One hitmaker finds it most difficult to play the band’s 1987 hit Where The Streets Have No Name, claiming the lyrics he wrote were only meant to be a first draft but the producers thought they were perfect.
He recalls, "I thought they were fairly inane but in the studio (Brian) Eno and (Daniel) Lanois thought they were perfect. I told them they were only sketches and I could do much better. But Eno is all about capturing the moment so those words stayed. Now I have to sing them for the rest of my life and it’s our most successful live song."

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Irish rockers U2 treated fans to a free concert on Friday (27Feb09) by performing on top of a building in central London.
The One hitmakers played a 20 minute set on the roof of the BBC’s Broadcasting House in front of 5,000 fans gathered in the street below, to debut music from their new album No Line On The Horizon.
Police officers were forced to step in to control the crowds as the number of onlookers swelled.
U2 followed in the footsteps of The Beatles with the rooftop gig - the performance echoed the The Fab Four’s 1969 concert at record label Apple’s London headquarters.

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Rockers KINGS OF LEON were so determined to keep the band in the family, they "kidnapped" their cousin and forced their younger brother to learn guitar.
The Sex On Fire hitmakers started their career as a two-piece, consisting of singer Caleb Followill and his brother Nathan.
The duo landed a record deal, but music bosses insisted they recruit more members before launching their career.
So the Followills decided to bring in their younger brother, Jared, and told him to learn how to play bass despite the youngster having never played guitar before.
The trio then added their cousin Matthew, persuading him to join them in Nashville, Tennessee from his hometown in the state of Mississippi and then "kidnapping" him for the band.
Nathan Followill explains, "When we signed the deal with RCA, it was just me and Caleb. The label told us they were going to put a band together, but we said, ‘We’re going to buy our little brother a bass, he’s a freshman in high school. Caleb will teach himself the guitar. Our cousin Matthew played guitar when he was 10 and I’ll play drums.’ The record label agreed.
"Jared had never picked up a bass, Caleb had never played the guitar and Matt had only taken two guitar lessons.
"We kidnapped our cousin from Mississippi, told his mom he was coming for the week and just never let him go home."

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Rapper COOLIO was injured during a gig in Stoke-on-Trent, England, after a stage dive into the audience went wrong.
The hip-hop star was performing at Staffordshire University’s Students’ Union on Wednesday (25Feb09) night, when he decided to leap into the crowd.
But the audience parted, sending the star crashing to the floor. The students them reportedly mobbed the rapper, stealing his bandana, jewellery and shoes before the star was rescued by the venue’s security team.
Barman James Fielden, who witness the event, says, "(Coolio) nearly flattened one poor girl. Then all the students decided to launch on him. They grabbed whatever they could, including his trainers, watch, chains and glasses. He was pulled back on stage by the bouncers. They got his shoes back for him."

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Oscar-winning moviemakers JOEL and ETHAN COEN have launched an environmental campaign targeting the coal mining industry.
The brothers have directed a new TV commercial urging American companies to ban the use of fossil fuels and focus instead on more ‘green’ ways of producing power.
The advert claims the burning of coal is one of the major factors behind global warming and aims to raise awareness of the issue.
A statement from the directing duo reads, "We were excited to be part of this important project and tell another side of the ‘clean’ coal story." The promo was produced by the Reality Coalition, a consortium of five environmental groups which was formed last year (08) to counter promotional efforts by a coal industry trade group.

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RENEE ZELLWEGER struggled to deal with the freezing conditions while filming her new movie - and even had to cut her hair short to deal with the icy weather.
The Hollywood actress filmed New In Town in Winnipeg, Canada, and was shocked to experience such severe weather in the region.
She says, "It was like working on the moon. Most people don’t even know what below 47 (Fahrenheit) feels like. You freeze to death in two minutes.
"It was so cold we launched an entire new vocabulary. Your face is so frozen that you’ll be filming and you don’t know that you’ve been tearing up until your eyelashes are frozen together. We called those ‘lashcicles’, then the guys had ‘beardcicles.’" And Zellweger admits that the freezing conditions forced her to radically change her hairstyle.
She adds, "You can’t do your hair three times a day with a Marcel (straightening) iron every day for three months without it looking like a big cotton candy puff. So I had to cut it."

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BOSTON LEGAL star JULIE BOWEN is doubly excited about her pregnancy - the actress has confirmed she is expecting twins.
Bowen announced the pregnancy last year (08) and has now revealed she is expecting her second and third children with husband, real estate investor Scott Philips, according to People.com.
The couple are already parents to 22-month-old Oliver.
The twins are due this spring (09).

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90210 star ADAM GREGORY is facing a lawsuit from his former manager for allegedly failing to pay his fees.
The actor, who featured on the Beverly Hills 90210 spin off show, has become embroiled in a court battle with his ex-representative over commission payments on several projects.
The papers filed in a Santa Monica, California court last week (beg16Feb09) claim the unnamed manager is owed money for the star’s roles in 90210, Hannah Montana: The Movie, and new film 17 Again.
He is seeking damages in excess of $100,000 (£68,000) plus interest, according to TMZ.com.

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