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Amy Winehouse's ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil has denied that a new portrayal of the late soul singer's life is not a 'whitewash' of the role he played in introducing her to drugs - as he said he continues to receive death threats from devoted fans.
Blake Fielder-Civil met Amy in the early-to-mid-2000s, marrying her in 2007 before divorcing her to 'set her free' - but their tumultuous relationship saw him introduce her to heroin, for which devotees of the star have never forgiven him.
The 41-year-old is portrayed by Jack O'Connell in new biopic Back To Black, which has been slammed by critics and fans as a 'whitewash' of some aspects of Amy's life - including its portrayal of Blake, described by one friend as akin to a 'Disney prince'.
But Blake says the film is an 'accurate' representation of the relationship he had with Amy, who died in 2011 at the age of 27 - adding that he continues to 'bear the cross' of her death and receives death threats online.
Other stars have defended the film's portrayal of Amy, played by Marisa Abela, and those around her including Mitch. He has endorsed the film after criticising unflinching 2015 documentary Amy's portrayal of him as an uncaring father.
Blake Fielder-Civil has been speaking about his portrayal in Amy Winehouse biopic Back To Black on Good Morning Britain
Fielder-Civil, 41, was married to Amy Winehouse for two years in a tumultuous relationship that saw him introduce her to heroin (pictured: the couple in 2007)
Marisa Abela and Jack O'Connell as Amy Winehouse and Blake Fielder-Civil in Sam Taylor-Johnson's biopic Back To Black
Blake told Good Morning Britain he saw the film on Thursday, ahead of its general release today - and denied claims made by friends of Amy that the film inaccurately portrayed him 'like a Disney prince'.
'It's a surreal experience watching a film about somebody you recognise - same with Jack, that played me,' he said.
'We were together, we were totally in love - from that to the addiction there were difficult parts to process.
'It was almost therapeutic in a way - I was seeing a more accurate representation of the relationship.
'Not being in the sense of being kind of like a whitewash - just in the sense it wasn't all about addiction. As much as that may be the salacious element, it was only an aspect (of the relationship).'
Blake, who recently got a new teardrop tattoo below his right eye, told Kate Garraway and Adil Ray he had done 'nothing but try to take responsibility for quite a long time' for the role he played in Amy's addictions.
He admitted in a 2013 interview that he had introduced the singer to heroin after using it himself 'three or four times'.
But in 2015 he sought to distance himself from claims his choices contributed to her eventual death, telling an interviewer Amy 'did have other addictions before she met me'.
'I don't speak about it often but I felt I've done pretty much nothing but try to take responsibility for quite a long time - it's been a cross to bear,' he told GMB.
'I've had death threats online and on social media - Amy inspires a lot of fierce fandom and devotion.'
And asked if he regretted introducing her to the hard drug, he said: 'The idea
