Amy Winehouse Arrested for Assault at British Theater
Photo: Amy Winehouse accepts the award for Best U.K. female artist at the Music of Black Origin Awards on Sept. 19, 2007 in London.
The Grammy-award-winning singer songwriter was charged Wednesday with a public order offense and common assault under the name Amy Civil, following a Saturday incident at Milton Keynes Theater, British police said.
The 26-year-old soul diva was arrested after she presented herself at a police station with her lawyer, Thames Valley Police said in a statement.
She is free on bail and must appear in court on Jan. 20.
Photo: Amy Winehouse performs during the Rock in Rio music festival in Arganda del Rey, on the outskirts of Madrid, July 4, 2008.
Police did not provide details on the incident, but British media have reported that the singer allegedly struggled with a member of the theater's staff after heckling at a performance.
Winehouse was acquitted earlier this year of assaulting a fan who asked to take her picture, after a judge said he could not be sure whether she lashed out at the woman deliberately.
Photo: Amy Winehouse performs at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2007 on Nov. 1, 2007 in Munich, Germany.
Prosecutors said Winehouse was drunk when she punched the woman in the eye, but the singer said she had merely acted to fend away an over-friendly fan.
Winehouse shot to international stardom with the Grammy-winning album "Back to Black" in 2006, but her music has been overshadowed by reports of drug use, run-ins with the law and a tempestuous marriage.
Winehouse was granted a divorce from her husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, in July.