It became quickly apparent to the couple's respective families as well as Amy Winehouse's millions of fans that the relationship between the singer and Blake Fielder-Civil was destructive and underpinned by addiction issues that were spiraling out of control in the glare of the public eye.

"Our whole marriage was based on drugs," Winehouse later admitted (via The Famous People), but at the time of their marriage, it seemed that none of the couple's loved ones could make them address their shared addictions, which reportedly included the use of crack cocaine and heroin. Fielder-Civil later admitted he introduced his wife to the latter drug (via The Independent). 

Fielder-Civil's father called for fans to boycott Winehouse's music to "send a message." Winehouse's father, Mitch, argued against this but admitted that he felt powerless to help, according to the BBC. In August 2007, photos emerged of the couple bloodied and bruised after a violent episode in a hotel, images that Mitch described as "sickening."

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