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Singer Amy Winehouse's husband has been jailed for 27 months for attacking a pub landlord and perverting the course of justice.Singer Amy Winehouse's husband has been jailed for 27 months for attacking a pub landlord and perverting the course of justice.
Blake Fielder-Civil, 26, of Camden, north London, admitted assaulting James King, 36, at the Macbeths pub in Hoxton, east London, in June 2006.Blake Fielder-Civil, 26, of Camden, north London, admitted assaulting James King, 36, at the Macbeths pub in Hoxton, east London, in June 2006.
He also admitted at Snaresbrook Crown Court trying to make Mr King withdraw his complaint using a £200,000 bribe.He also admitted at Snaresbrook Crown Court trying to make Mr King withdraw his complaint using a £200,000 bribe.
Three other men were also sentenced for perverting the course of justice.Three other men were also sentenced for perverting the course of justice.
Michael Brown, 25, from Carshalton, south London also admitted assault for his part in the attack, that left Mr King needing plates fitted into his face for a broken cheekbone. He was jailed for 33 months.Michael Brown, 25, from Carshalton, south London also admitted assault for his part in the attack, that left Mr King needing plates fitted into his face for a broken cheekbone. He was jailed for 33 months.
You (Fielder-Civil) behaved in a gratuitous, cowardly and disgraceful way Judge David Radford How pub fight led to bribe claimsAmy and Blake: Love and turmoilYou (Fielder-Civil) behaved in a gratuitous, cowardly and disgraceful way Judge David Radford How pub fight led to bribe claimsAmy and Blake: Love and turmoil
Anthony Kelly, 25, from Chalk Farm, north London, was given a custodial sentence of 20 months after admitting perverting the course of justice.Anthony Kelly, 25, from Chalk Farm, north London, was given a custodial sentence of 20 months after admitting perverting the course of justice.
James Kennedy, 19, from Hatfield, Hertfordshire, who also admitted the charge, was given a 40-week sentence at a young offenders institute, suspended for 12 months. James Kennedy, 19, from Hatfield, Hertfordshire, who also admitted the charge, was given a 40-week sentence at a young offenders' institute, suspended for 12 months.
Fielder-Civil has already spent nine months in jail on remand.Fielder-Civil has already spent nine months in jail on remand.
'Punched and kicked'
Judge David Radford said Fielder-Civil was high on alcohol and cocaine when he and Brown attacked Mr King outside the pub.Judge David Radford said Fielder-Civil was high on alcohol and cocaine when he and Brown attacked Mr King outside the pub.
He said Fielder Civil joined in the attack "out of a mistaken sense of loyalty to your friend". 'Punched and kicked'
"The fact remains that in joining in that attack by kicking out at Mr King after he had already been both punched and kicked by Mr Brown you behaved in a gratuitous, cowardly and disgraceful way. He said Fielder-Civil joined in the attack "out of a mistaken sense of loyalty to your friend".
"It will be of little comfort to Mr King that you did so because of your inebriation." "The fact remains that in joining in that attack by kicking out at Mr King after he had already been both punched and kicked by Mr Brown you behaved in a gratuitous, cowardly and disgraceful way," Judge Radford said.
The court heard after the attack, Mr King was bullied into withdrawing his statement against Fielder-Civil and his friend, Brown, who offered him the bribe to drop his assault complaint. Jeremy Dein QC, for Fielder-Civil, said his client had been thrown in to a "nightmare scenario" after the attack.
"[It's] not just for him but for his wife and his family," he said
Mr Dein said the attack was the result of a "drugs-ridden lack of judgment rather than callousness".
"For almost half his life he has been in the clutches of drugs," he said.
'Calamity awaits
He said Fielder-Civil had a history of self-harm and suicide attempts but was determined to rebuild his life with his wife.
He said: "It's their ambition to divorce themselves from hard drugs, not to separate themselves from each other.
"He knows that if he fails, an appointment with calamity awaits, not just for him but for his wife as well."
The court heard that after the attack, Mr King was bullied into withdrawing his statement against Fielder-Civil and his friend, Brown, who offered him the bribe.
Mr King was found not guilty of perverting the course of justice at a trial in June.Mr King was found not guilty of perverting the course of justice at a trial in June.
Fielder-Civil's wife, Amy Winehouse, was not at Snaresbrook Crown Court where the sentencing took place. Winehouse was not at Snaresbrook Crown Court, where the sentencing took place.