Blake,” the statement read. “I’m so sorry, but I don’t want to do the shows half-heartedly; I love singing. My husband is everything to me and without him it’s just not the same.” Winehouse’s husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, was arrested in the U.K. earlier this month and formally charged with one count of “attempting to pervert the court of justice,” or the U.S. equivalent of obstruction of justice. A spokesperson for Live Nation told the BBC there were no plans to reschedule the nixed gigs and that fans should return their tickets to the outlet where they had purchased them for a full refund.
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