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Russell Brand helps Amy Winehouse go to rehab - Tabloid Hell

Amy Winehouse (c)PA Photos

Amy Winehouse (c)PA Photos

Plus singer will only be a short drive away from husband's prison

Amy Winehouse has booked at stay a rehab clinic close to husband Blake Fielder-Civil's prison.

According to The Sun Winehouse, will stay at the Focus 12 Clinic in Bury St Edmunds. The clinic is just 15 miles away from Highpoint Prison, where Fielder-Civil is serving 27 months for ABH and perverting the course of justice.

The paper reports that comedian Russell Brand organised for Winehouse to stay at the clinic, after beating his own demons there.

The singer's dad, Mitch Winehouse, also pledged his support, saying: "This is a very good idea. If she can get clean and still see Blake, it can only be good."

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