Amy Winehouse Charged After Behaving Badly in Front of Kids

By PopEater Staff Posted Dec 23rd 2009 11:58AM

Amy Winehouse has been charged with assault after allegedly kicking a theater manager in the groin over the weekend after parents complained the singer was cursing in front of children, Sky News reports.

The troubled 'Rehab' star was asked to leave a kid's pantomime production of 'Cinderella' on Saturday after she became rowdy, shouting profanities at a cast including Hollywood legend Mickey Rooney. According to reports, when theater staff tried to usher Winehouse to a private box, the singer attacked front-of-house manager Richard Pound, "pulling his hair, punching him and kicking him between the legs."

Pound filed a complaint with local police and Winehouse was charged on Wednesday.

Winehouse went to the show in support of her friend Anthony Kavanagh, a former MTV reality star acting as the understudy for Prince Charming. A backstage source told the Sun newspaper, "Anthony brought Amy to impress the cast with his showbiz connections. But it backfired badly."

The source said Winehouse behaved like "a demonic child," badly upsetting the kid-filled audience.

Apparently, Winehouse also worked her magic on the Fairy Godmother, played by British actress Anthea Turner. "She was so spaced out and told Anthea, 'I love you, Anthea, sticky-back plastic, I love you,'" the source said. "It got worse because Amy had a cut on her wrist and bled all over Anthea."