Amy Winehouse's ex husband, Blake Fielder Civil has insisted that he should not bear the blame for her death in 2011.
The 'Back To Black' singer died in July 2011, having previously struggled with substance abuse and mental illness, with a coroner ruling that she had died from alcohol poisoning and that no illegal substances were found in her system, according to reports.
In a recent interview, Winehouse's ex husband, Blake Fielder-Civil spoke about the allegations that he was responsible for her death.
"My stance now is that I know a lot of people, especially people reading media 20 years ago, would have an idea that Amy's passing is my responsibility," he said. "As I've always said, I never shirk from any responsibility. If I've done something, I'll put my hand up to it".
While he did admit to being with the singer when she sampled heroin for the first time, Blake Fielder-Civil insisted that Amy Winehouse had "started trying cocaine" before.
"I never blamed a person that gave me drugs for the first time," the 43-year-old continued. "I never understood, do these people think that I forced Amy to do drugs? That's just not what happened".
Fielder-Civil went on to add that Amy was "a strong woman", and they were "just young addicts" at the time.
"Amy herself had agency," he explained. "And that is in no way at all disrespecting her by saying that, but Amy did what she wanted to do. And even though the drinking had started to hurt her, she carried on... I'm never, ever here to say, 'Amy was bad.' But I know Amy wouldn't want me to still be sat here 20 years later saying it was all my fault. She'd be saying, 'Get it right, babe. Come on. Tell them the truth".
Fielder-Civil and Winehouse got married in 2007, before divorcing in 2009. He was in prison for theft at the time of her death in 2011.
Earlier this month, Winehouse's close friend and collaborator, Mark Ronson paid tribute to the late singer while accepting the Outstanding Contribution to Music at this year's BRIT Awards. Find out more on this here.
