Amy Winehouse, 25, is being sued by dancer Sherene Flash, 27, who claims that the singer punched her after asking her to pose for a photograph with a friend.

It all happened last September at a charity summer ball. Flash came into Winehouse’s dressing room, admittedly tipsy, with her friend, Kiaran Connolly, who later said he was hammered, to ask for a picture. Wine-o, who most likely wasn’t sober either, says that she agreed to the photo but was trying to say goodbye to a friend first. That’s when, she claims, Flash towered over her in an aggressive manner, making her feel threatened.

Winehouse told the court, “Miss Flash came over and put her arm around me. She lent down. She’s taller than me. I had flat shoes on.” She then left the witness box and approached the bench, showing the judge her trademark ballet flats.

“I’m probably 5′2″ -5′3″ tall. But my hair does make a difference . . . I had shoes on like this. In fact these are the very shoes I had on that night. Look, they don’t even have a sole. They don’t have a heel.”

The judge assured her he understood and she returned to the witness box, smiling and adjusting herself.

Winehouse explained that Flash is 5′7″ and had on tall heels that night, making it impossible for her to punch her in the face. She claims Flash ad her friend surrounded her, making her feel trapped. She did admit that she tried to protect herself by covering her own face with her left hand while pushing her right hand upwards, towards Flash.

“She’s there, she’s tall. I wanted her away from me. I thought: ‘Do I get a choice in this? Hello?’ People are mad, people are rude.”

Flash told the courts that Winehouse socked her good. “She punched me forcefully in my right eye. She used a fist, her right one. I started crying with shock. I couldn’t open my eye for a while.”

Gawd, people are so farking sue-happy these days, it makes me sick.  I think Miss Flash needs to buck up, buttercup. She was probably being aggressive and everyone knows you don’t corner a crackhead for crissakes!

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