Amy Winehouse miraculously made it through her performance for Nelson Mandela without having some sort of breakdown. Well, kind of. We suppose that depends on your definition of "breakdown." Amy makes us sad, because her music is great but we get so distracted waiting for her to keel over and have some sort of drug-induced seizure that it takes the enjoyment out of her performance.

Amy Winehouse was released from the hospital for a few hours last night to rehearse for an upcoming gig at Nelson Mandela's birthday party. Couldn't the staff handcuff her to the bed? That seems to be the best solution at the moment.

Meanwhile, Amy's rep was hard at work on the spin machine, explaining that reports that Amy has emphysema are exaggerations:

[Amy suffers from] scarring of the lungs which could lead to emphysema. If she keeps doing the wrong things, then it could lead to it. If she does the right things, it won't.

So, naturally, Amy reportedly smoked a cigarette upon walking out of the hospital. Because she's serious about her health.

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Umm:

[Eminem] has been confirmed to play at [Nelson Mandela]'s 90th birthday bash this summer.
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An insider revealed: “We’re amazed to have Eminem on board. We wanted some of the greatest artists from recent times and Eminem was on the list. Brian contacted Eminem’s management on the off-chance and never expected him to go for it. It’s going to be explosive stuff and it’s certainly a big stage to make his comeback."

First the demon goat and now this. Start making amends with whatever god(s) you may have, people. This can't go on for much longer.

GOD COMPLEXES Girls Gone Wild creator Joe Francis is profiled in the new issue of GQ. This is our favorite excerpt: "His enemies list has grown as he sits in jail, and it was recently expanded to include Access Hollywood reporter Maria Menounos, who did an interview Francis didn’t like. 'She called me the 'ever defiant Joe Francis,' ' he howls. 'Fuck yeah, I’m defiant! It’s like that defiant Rosa Parks won’t give up her seat. Fuck you, Maria. The ever defiant Nelson Mandela just can’t stand apartheid. The ever defiant Martin Luther King. The ever defiant Jesus Christ. You fucking stupid whore. If I saw Maria Menounos, I’d punch her in the face.'"

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We had assumed her hands would singe if they ever met his, like how vampires can't enter churches without being scalded. Unfortunately, we were wrong.

More from a World AIDS Day press conference under here.

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