Rumor Control: Amy Winehouse was NOT adopting black girl

Last week, celebrity gossip blog TMZ.com broke the news that deceased singer Amy Winehouse was in the process of adopting a black island girl before she died.

According to TMZ, which seems to be borrowing from the MTO handbook of breaking false news first, and then fact checking, now claims a Winehouse rep denies the rumor that Winehouse was set to adopt a poor black girl from St. Lucia.

From TMZ.com:

Amy Winehouse was absolutely NOT going to adopt a 10-year-old girl from the island of St. Lucia … despite U.K. reports to the contrary …. Amy’s rep tells TMZ.

The Sunday Mirror reported Dannika Augustine and her grandmother both confirmed that Amy was about to begin the adoption process … and both of Dannika’s parents had signed off on the plan.

But Amy’s rep tells TMZ … “It’s not true” … adding, “I think [Amy] might have met her in St. Lucia, but she was in no way about to adopt her.”