The Heartbreaking Way Amy Winehouse's Ex-Husband Found Out She Died Blake Fielder-Civil was serving a 32-month prison sentence when Amy Winehouse died 15 years ago in July 2011. He and his ex-wife maintained communication through phone calls and letters during his incarceration, even discussing the possibility of reconciling. Their contact abruptly stopped when she ceased responding to his calls. When he attempted to reach her, a prison officer intervened, leading him to an office where he was shown news headlines confirming her death. Initially skeptical, he dismissed the reports as a hoax until the reality became undeniable. Fielder-Civil recounted the moment on the We Need to Talk podcast, describing how his cellmate, a fellow inmate, shared the news and offered emotional support. “He’d seen it on the news, and gave me a hug. I burst into tears, he started crying too. It’s strange: I got held up, as in supported, by somebody I’d known for a matter of weeks. That was the only comfort I had at that moment for losing a massive, huge part of my life.” In the same interview, Fielder-Civil addressed his role in Winehouse’s struggles, acknowledging his responsibility without fully endorsing the narrative of blame. “I’ve never shirked from any responsibility,” he said. “I’m not OK — but I’ve made my peace with the fact that I had a part to play.” He clarified that he was not a dealer but someone who managed their shared use of substances, emphasizing that some of Winehouse’s worst addiction episodes occurred during his imprisonment, not while he was present. He rejected the idea that he forced her into drug use, stressing that their relationship was complex. “Do people think I forced Amy to do drugs? That’s just not what happened,” he said.#amy_winehouse #blake_fielder_civil #we_need_to_talk_podcast #men_s_journal #entertainment_section
