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Film director and former love of Amy Winehouse, Reg Traviss, has been arrested and questioned in connection with an alleged rape, it has emerged this week.
35-year-old Traviss, was question under police caution, on April 5th. He attended the police station under prior arrangement made by his legal representatives.
Friends have expressed their deep shock over this matter and vow to support Traviss all the way in clearing his name. It comes after a women reported an incident to police earlier this year, in January. A source close to Traviss has told the Daily Mail: “He does know the women who made the report to police and he completely denies the allegations.” Adding: “He will do everything in his power to fight this.”
 
Traviss had been dating the ‘ Back to Black ‘ singer for two years at the time of her death, back in July 2011. News of her passing hit fans hard, worldwide, and an out pouring of grief and shock soon followed. Traviss accompanied the Winehouse family a short while after that tragic day, to meet with fans and well wishers who had gathered outside Amy’s Camden Square home. It was clearly a hard ask for all involved, and he later spoke to The Sun, saying: “The last three days have been hell. We have suffered a terrible untimely loss and want peace now. I can’t describe what I am going through and I want to thank, so much, all of the people who have paid their respects and who are mourning the loss of Amy, such a beautiful, brilliant person and my dear love. I have lost my darling who I loved very much.”
He also added: “She has been full of life and so upbeat recently, exercising everyday and doing yoga. This terrible thing is like an accident.”
 
Amy’s father Mitch, addressed the congregation at her funeral, with fond words for Reg, and his relationship with his daughter, saying: “Amy found love with Reg. He helped her with her problems and Amy was looking forward to their future together.” He went on by adding: “She was the happiest she had been in years.”
 
A spokesman representing the Metropolitan Police, released this statement earlier this week: “A 35-year-old man was arrested by appointment, on April 5th, by officers from the Westminster Sapphire Unit, in relation to an allegation of rape, reported to police on January 18th. He is bailed to return to a central London police station in early July.”
 
No further details have been released regarding this matter and Traviss is yet to make any comment.

A few days ago paparazzi got into a little dispute with Hollywood actor and Comedian Russell Brand, but this dispute looks like it may not be so little now.

After Russell Brand snatched an iPhone from a photographer for taking photographs of the actor , Brand allegedly threw it and it broke the window of a nearby law firm.   Today TMZ.com has claimed that New Orleans police have a misdemeanor warrant for criminal damage to property was issued against Brand following his run in. It is thought Brand was in the middle of filming in Nawlins, on Monday when the incident happened, and it was all caught on camera. This is the momet the incident is said to have happened.according to TMZ.com People connected to Russell Brand, contacted the law firm and said the actor would be  willing to pay for the damage to the window.

Brand tweeted the other day:

“Since Steve Jobs died I cannot bear to see anyone use an iPhone  irreverently, what I did was a tribute to his memory.”

It is thought that the New Orleans Police are now searching for Russel Brand.