Winehouse gets help?

Amy Winehouse checked into rehab after a tabloid posted video online appearing to show her on a drug binge. Don't judge Winehouse too harshly, said Josh Tyrangiel in Time.com. She's a mess, but manages to express her torment in a way that is "meaning

What happened

Troubled British soul singer Amy Winehouse checked into a drug rehabilitation program in London on Thursday after a tabloid newspaper posted video online showing the troubled British soul singer allegedly smoking crack cocaine. "She has come to understand that she requires specialist treatment to continue her ongoing recovery from drug addiction,” Winehouse’s record company, Universal Music Group, said. (ABC News)

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