Amy Winehouse put on virtual 'house arrest'

I know I promised I'd back off the Amy Winehouse stories, but this is just too good to pass up. Amy is quickly going the way of Britney Spears - including being grounded like a child and monitored by her father. Amy recently admitted that she'd continued using drugs even while she was in rehab. That revelation - combined with her checking out of the hospital - caused her father Mitch to ban her from leaving the house a few days ago.

Unfortunately Amy was photographed sneaking out and jumping into a random passerby's car. Her record label decided they'd had more than enough, and have put her on a serious lockdown - complete with security to keep her inside the house. And just as importantly - to keep others out.

Amy Winehouse has sensationally confessed to taking drugs while being treated for heroin addiction. Now concerned record label bosses have put the 24-year-old singer on round-the-clock watch in a last-ditch attempt to get her to clean up her act.

Amy admits: 'I've never been to rehab - I mean, done it properly. I'm young, and I'm in love, and I get my nuts off sometimes... But it's never been like, ‘Amy, get your life together' ... To be honest, my husband's away, I'm bored, I'm young. I felt like there was nothing to live for. It's just been a low ebb.'

...following her explosive interview with Rolling Stone magazine, music executives have got tough. We're told: 'Effectively, Amy's been put under house arrest. She is being monitored by 24/7 surveillance to make sure she's behaving herself and keeping out of harm's way. There is also a security guard stationed outside her house around the clock to vet any undesirables.

From now on there'll be no more waifs and strays - or fans - coming into her place, wreaking havoc. ...

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