The husband of British singer Amy Winehouse, the equally troubled some would say Blake Fielder-Civil, has pleaded guilty to charges of assault and attempting to pervert the course of justice.

The charges refer to a pub incident which occurred in 2006. The 26-year-old Fielder-Civil has been in jail since November 2007, awaiting trial. He admitted to assaulting James King, pub owner of Macbeth’s pub in London and also admitted he had attempted to pervert the course of justice by offering King money to withdraw his allegations and leave the country,

Judge David Radford had previously prevented the British media from reporting on the case and lifted the restrictions Monday, reports Reuters UK, quoting an official at Snaresbrook Crown Court, east London.

Three of Fielder-Civil’s co-defendants in the case also pleaded guilty to charges related to the crime. King faces trial on the charge of perverting the course of justice after pleading not guilty, adds Reuters.

Winehouse and Fielder-Civil married last May in Miami, Florida, only to have their freshly started marriage interrupted by the husband’s being taken into custody. Winehouse appeared at London’s Snaresbrook Crown Court last week to support Fielder-Civil during pre-trial hearings.

The defendants are to be sentenced at a later date.

Fielder-Civil faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison for the assault charge. He may receive additional prison time for the perverting the course of justice charge or a fine.

The couple has had a rocky first year of marriage, what with the drug abuse stories, being arrested in Norway for possession of cannabis, being photographed wandering the streets of London all bruised and scratched and, of course, Fielder-Civil being incarcerated.