Amy Winehouse's ex-husband looked back at the singer's death and clarified he did not cause her tragic demise.
The famed singer-songwriter's career was cut short when she died on July 23, 2011, aged 27, due to alcohol poisoning. She would have turned 40 on Thursday, September 14.
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In his interview with Good Morning Britain, Blake Fielder-Civil opened up about the mistakes he made and cleared up the rumors that he had something to do with her death.
He told the news outlet that people still blamed him for the loss, but he has since reportedly learned not to carry the burden of the tragic event.
"That's one of the reasons I wanted to speak today. Yeah, I do. I do," he said. "And that's OK. I can't change how other people feel about that."
Fielder-Civil said he needed to "stop carrying that cross" after having the burden for over a decade, though he admitted to making huge mistakes that made people hold him accountable.
The 41-year-old looked back at his drug addiction days and how he introduced the singer to heroin. People then blamed him for enabling her addictive side, which led her to consume lethal substances, causing her death years later.
He shared a similar statement in a 2018 interview, noting that there were rumors that their drug use was problematic.
"The drug thing is something that's been attributed to me for years. The fact is that me and Amy only used drugs together maybe six months of our marriage," he continued. "That was it. And before that, Amy didn't use drugs. She smoked cannabis, [and] I did heroin maybe four or five times."
Years after starting the habit, Winehouse got clean of heroin and crack but started struggling with drug and alcohol addiction.
She was pronounced dead by emergency responders on July 23, 2011, at 3:54 p.m., though they believed she already passed several hours prior.
At the time of her death, Coroner Suzanne Greenaway revealed that she died from alcohol toxicity and that her blood alcohol level was more than five times the legal limit.
In 2013, BBC confirmed a second inquest due to coroner Greenaway's lack of qualifications for the role. Still, the probe's findings revealed the singer died of accidental alcohol poisoning.
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