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Amy Winehouse was rushed to hospital yesterday after collapsing at home. Friends called an ambulance for the troubled singer after she fainted and fell down a flight of stairs. However, 24-year-old Amy sent the emergency services away, insisting her dad Mitch drove her to hospital instead.

A source said: “Amy is really stressed at the moment and is struggling with her husband Blake in prison. This collapse was a real shock for her. Thankfully she came round shortly after she blacked out. When the paramedics came and checked her over she was shaking and accepted she needed to go to hospital.”

Amy’s spokesperson confirmed she had been hospitalised overnight, but insisted the incident was not serious or drugs related. The representative said: “Amy was at home when she briefly fainted. Fortunately her manager’s assistant was there. She quickly recovered and her father Mitch took her to hospital as a precaution. Doctors are unsure of the cause of the incident and Amy is undergoing tests.”

Amy reportedly suffered a sprained ankle when she fell.

Celine Dion has been forced to cancel more concerts in Australia. She is suffering from a throat infection.

She has already put off shows in Brisbane and Melbourne, and not she has to postpone stops in Sydney and Perth.

We all know that Madonna and Janet have a very icy relationship. With the recent release of Janet’s album and Madonna’s promotion of her upcoming album, it almost seems like we have the diva version of Kanye West and 50 Cent. They even have fierce covers to go against each other. Janet brought her own fierceness in the new issue of BlackBook Magazine. The diva was shot by glam master Matthew Rolston for the S&M inspired shoot. Miss Jackson works it in her photos! I wonder if she’s actually into S&M – her pics are too believable for her to not be.

DefJam had a listening session in London on Wednesday wherein most of Mariah Carey’s and Janet Jackson’s new albums were played. Label boss Antonio ‘LA’ Reid was said to be very excited about both of them and even mentioned plans for six singles to come off from Mariah’s ‘That Chick’.

One reviewer gave both albums a 6 out of 10 rating. If you’ve heard Janet’s single ‘Feedback’, the rest of her album is pretty much that but there are also signs of the singer who once sang ‘Let’s Wait a While’ as well as a bit of sleaze. Mariah’s effort was said to be more polished and commercial than Janet’s work and that her lyrics aren’t really up to par.

The queen of fierce, Janet Jackson, is featured in the January 2008 issue of luxury lifestyle magazine Prestige Hong Kong. In the accompanying interview, the diva was asked about her family and her New Year resolutions for 2008.

She says that she wants to stop cursing as much and to become more environmentally friendly. “I’ve already started with my little energy-saving light bulbs; I’ve been testing them out. And I was thinking about getting a hybrid but I love these big cars, I love trucks and stuff. I’m awful. Slowly but surely I’m getting there, slowly but surely so that it’s not too drastic.”