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Amy Winehouse's Ex-Husband Fighting For His Life After Booze Relapse

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Aug. 9 2012, Published 5:00 a.m. ET

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By Debbie Emery - Breaking Celebrity News Reporter

The man who allegedly introduced Amy Winehouse to the fatal roller-coaster ride of drink and drugs that led to her death is now fighting for his own life, and her father is encouraging the late singer's fans to "pray for his recovery."

Former drug addict Blake Fielder-Civil, 30, was found choking in bed after a heavy party session last Friday and is now in critical condition in a West Yorkshire, England, hospital suffering from organ failure, according to the Sun.co.uk.

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As Breaking Celebrity News previously reported, Amy's long-suffering father, Mitch Winehouse, blames Blake for the downfall of his beloved daughter, who began a tumultuous relationship with him in 2006. "I'm pretty sure that Amy had started smoking heroin and crack cocaine by then, but at the time I had no idea," wrote Mitch in his recent memoir, Amy, My Daughter.

Now the mourning father is putting his anger aside and hopes Blake gets over his current health crisis. "Terrible news about Blake this morning. Remember Amy loved him. Let's pray for his recovery," Mitch wrote on Twitter on Thursday.

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Amy and Blake's troubled marriage finally came to an explosive end in 2009 while he was serving a prison sentence for perverting the course of justice after allegedly manipulating a witness in his upcoming assaul