I can’t be snarky about this at all. I can barely bring myself to write about Amy Winehouse these days; she’s such a talented young woman so close to death. Her mother sees that, too, and has published an open letter in News of the World to her daughter, as a last-ditch effort to reach out to her self-destructing daughter. The whole letter is heartbreaking.

Says her mum:

I hope it makes you realise that although you might be a superstar, you’re not superwoman.

Early fame has overwhelmed you, it’s dizzied you and muddled your mind. For a moment, forget you’re a superstar. You’re also young and vulnerable. Remember you’re just an ordinary human being, no stronger than any of the rest of us. You think you’re strong enough to get through this on your own, darling, but you’re not.

I actually kind of teared up reading this. I can’t even imagine what her mother’s going through. Like, I get really sad when my cats throw up. It would kill me to watch a child hurt like Amy is hurting. And the next time my mother wants to lecture me about writing about my lesbian fantasies (I LOVE YOU BLAKE LIVELY!) on this blog, remember, Mom, I don’t do heroin. (Yet.)

Full letter is after the jump.

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“Amy doesn’t get excited about anything. She was never once excited while in the studio. And today she is just like, ‘Yeah, Ronnie, chops, we got Grammy nominations.’ That’s her. But she is happy and psyched.”

Mark Ronson talks about Amy Winehouse’s reaction to her six Grammy nods.

Rehab regular Pete Doherty was spotted leaving Amy Winehouse’s London flat yesterday, after being there for nearly 6 hours.

I’m sure they were having an impromptu AA meeting.

He then got a ride to the train station from a photog. Cute.

Bitch canceled the rest of her tour. She just can’t handle it, she says, with her hubby in the slammer.

“I can’t give it my all onstage without my Blake. I’m so sorry but I don’t want to do the shows half-heartedly. I love singing. My husband is everything to me and without him it’s just not the same.”

Maybe it’s just not the same to you, but it’s the same to your fans, bitch. You have an obligation to them.

Amy, this has nothing to do with Blake. It has to do with your addiction. You’ve been high as a kite at your past few shows, almost incoherent. You cannot stay sober for a goddamn second with all this stress in your life. That’s the problem.

Go to rehab, bitch.

From the AP:

British singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse was arrested in Norway for marijuana possession and held overnight, a police official said Friday.

Winehouse, her husband Blake Fielder-Civil and a third person were released at around 7:00 a.m. Friday after paying $715 in fines, Prosecutor Lars Morten Lothe said.

The trio were arrested shortly after 6 p.m. at a hotel in Bergen in southwestern Norway, where Winehouse is on a European tour, after a tip to police.

“They were found with seven grams (about 1/4-ounce)of marijuana,” Lothe said. “She’s paid the fine, so this thing is over for us now.”

Damn, I wanna smoke weed in Norway.

In the U.S., it’s a little more complicated, isn’t it? I’m not a weed person, and I’ve never been arrested for it, so I’m not really sure. Anyone around here been caught with a quarter-ounce of weed in another country? Did you get off this easy?

The Olsen twins … and Amy Winehouse?

Dear Lord.

Listen, people. If you live in London, stock up on cocaine. Demand is about to exceed supply.

Amy Winehouse showed up to support the Olsen twins as they launched their ultra-pricey new fashion line, The Row, in London.

At the British MOBO awards.

You know what?

This makes Britney Spears’ VMA performance look really crisp and professional. I mean, you have to hand it to Britney: she may be all liquor and cocaine, but at least she’s managed not to hit the stage after snorting heroin.