Winehouse punch victim forgives her

Put away the law books, turn off the sirens, call off the police dogs - the man punched by Amy Winehouse isn't even angry. James Gostelow was the talk of Glastonbury on Saturday night, after being conked in the head by the plucky singer. But he has no harsh words for Winehouse. "She did a great act," Gostelow told BBC News. "Not everyone can say they have been hit by Amy Winehouse."

The 25-year-old Londoner blamed the whole affair on an incident of mistaken identity. There he was in the crowd, enjoying Winehouse's set, when someone somewhere behind him lobbed a hat in her general direction.

"I saw a hat being thrown from behind me and it hit Amy's beehive," Gostelow explained. "She looked down, saw me looking up, and her elbow went for me. She caught my forehead, then someone may have shouted something from the back, which is when she went in again."

Though Gostelow may be sporting a bruise the size of Winehouse's fist, he's delighted to have had the chance to meet her fist at all. "At the end of the day it is all part of being at the front and being pushed by thousands of people. It is all part of the Glastonbury experience. I'm just pleased I got to see her."

And, he said, "I just want to shake the person who threw the hat."


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