It's perhaps not surprising that Amy Winehouse was late for the Ivor Novello awards ceremony, given that she was up late running away from ghosts. The singer apparently fled her home on Wednesday night, saying that ghosts were trying to harm her. She claims that a poltergeist, who she has named Henry, is haunting her North London flat, and is to blame for the scars and scratches on her arms that others have attributed to self-harm. She has now taken up residence in the Chelsea Harbour Hotel until an excorcism has been performed.
A 'friend' told Britain's Daily Star newspaper: "She has a spare room in her house which she has been too terrified to redecorate because she believes a child died there. It has creepy aeroplane wallpaper and a weird feel to it. Amy is terrified because she thinks he's managed to take over the entire house and has brought bad spirits with him that are scratching and harming her".