Twitter index: Blake Fielder-Civil, Whitney Houston
Twitter users are sharing the news that Amy Winehouse's former husband Blake Fielder-Civil has fallen into a coma and marking the birthday of the late pop star Whitney Houston.
Users are reacting with shock to the news that the former husband of late singer Amy Winehouse slipped into a coma after allegedly going on a drinking binge.
Also making the top ten is late pop star Whitney Houston, who died in February. August 9 would have been the singer's 49th birthday and Twitter users are marking the occasion by trending "Happy Birthday Whitney Houston."
Twitter fans are also buzzing about the South African relay team, which includes Oscar Pistorius, who has artificial legs. South Africa has won an appeal to take part in the 4X400 relay despite failing to qualify in the heats after a collision between South Africa's Ofentse Mogawane and Keynan runner Vincent Kilu that left Pistorius stranded waiting for the baton to arrive.
The top 10 most talked about topics on Twitter on August 9 at 1:00 PM GMT are:
01. #TrueFactsAboutME
02. #MentionGoodLookingGirls
03. #SasukeSG
04. Blake Fielder-Civil
05. Happy Birthday Whitney Houston
06. Feliz Jueves
07. Now Following
08. Izmir
09. South Africa
10. Italy
