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Where’s her wax needle works?

Amy Winehouse (in wax) (Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)

London’s Madame Tussauds unveiled a waxwork of Amy Winehouse on Wednesday complete with her signature beehive, black eyeliner and a bright yellow minidress.

Winehouse’s hair and 5-inch black heels make the model nearly 6 feet tall.

Her sailor-inspired tattoos are lovingly reproduced, including a lightning bolt, horseshoe and pinup girls on her arms.

The singer’s parents, Mitch and Janis Winehouse, attended the unveiling, but the 24-year-old soul diva did not.

Her father, who explained she was working, said the model bears an “incredible” likeness to his daughter.

She joins other celebrities with wax likenesses including Madonna and Justin Timberlake.

Winehouse has become an international star since she released the Grammy-winning album “Back to Black” in 2006.

But her music has been overshadowed by reports of drug use and her tempestuous relationship with husband Blake Fielder-Civil, who was sentenced Monday to 27 months in prison for assault and obstruction of justice.

Stern dose of reality

Khloe Kardashian’s three hours in jail last Friday on a DUI charge made a big impression on the “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” reality TV star.

“There was a bomb threat. They put me in solitary confinement and the warden came down to talk to me and said, ‘You’re the one causing all the problems here,’ ” Kardashian said on Ryan Seacrest’s radio show.

She also had to watch an “intense” instructional video on how to be a good inmate and avoid fights and staph infections.

Not ready for prime time

A New York judge has upheld charges against a man accused of stalking “Saturday Night Live” producer Lorne Michaels.

A misdemeanor complaint says 31-year-old Evans Pidhajecky claimed Michaels overheard his conversations and singing and used his thoughts on “SNL” without his permission.

It adds that an “upset” Pidhajecky tried to contact Michaels several times at NBC’s Manhattan studios and at his home to “chat.”

A million in the hole?

A business management firm is suing Courtney Love for nearly $1 million, claiming she failed to pay them part of the profits from the sale of Nirvana’s publishing catalog.

London & Co. claims Love, widow of the late Nirvana singer Kurt Cobain, broke an oral contract to share 5 percent of any earnings.

That company, according to the lawsuit, was created to manage Cobain’s intellectual property, including his career with Nirvana.

The birthday bunch

Comedian Ruth Buzzi is 72. Actor Mark Goddard (“Lost In Space”) is 72. Actor Chris Sarandon is 66. Comedian Gallagher is 62. Actor Robert Hays (“Airplane!”) is 61. Actor-comedian Michael Richards is 59. Actress Lynda Carter is 57. Director Gus Van Sant is 56. Country singer Pam Tillis is 51. Actress Laura Leighton (“Melrose Place”) is 40. Actress-singer Jennifer Lopez is 40. Actress-singer Kristin Chenoweth is 38. Actor Eric Szmanda (“CSI”) is 33. Actress Anna Paquin is 26. Actress Mara Wilson is 21. TV personality Bindi Irwin is 10.