Poor Mark Ronson. It just hasn't been a good couple of years for the bloke, if you choose to selectively ignore the fact he has produced several amazingly successful albums and is also a thoroughly hot tamale to boot, like we have.

Exhibit A - Mark was attacked by a dog whilst stepping in after a Pit Bull Terrier got "all up" in his dog Maude's "grill", and required a tetanus shot.

... despite the several layers of clothing Ronson was wearing, the Pit Bull still managed to bite into the music star's flesh. He says, "My dog, Maude, sometimes gets into scraps. I jumped into one fight - it was the middle of winter and I was wearing three T-shirts, a jumper, a shirt and a jacket, and this Bull Terrier bit through all six layers. I needed a tetanus shot".

EMO SADNESS SCORE - 2/5

Exhibit B - Mark has also broken up with his long term girlfriend, despite his beautiful face and fat wallet. Thank god Amy Winehouse is around to remind him things could be much worse comfort him.

He said: "It's sad times for me at the moment. I was dating my girlfriend for three years but we split up. "I'm lucky I have good friends. Amy has been brilliant and is always there for me - and I'm there for her too."

Please note: this does not mean Mark is slipping anything inappropriate inside Amy.

But Mark wants to make it clear: allegations of an affair with married Rehab singer Amy, which surfaced last month, are absolutely unfounded. Ronson, who produced her Back To Black album which won her five Grammy awards earlier this month, was accused of spending the night with the troubled 24-year-old after they were snapped leaving the K West hotel, in West London, together in the middle of the night. However, Mark insists there was "no possibility" of a showmance. He said at the time: "I am sick of talking about it. Amy is a friend." And that's why she's helping him get over his heartache

EMO SADNESS SCORE: 3/5 (Heartache is difficult, but eight billion awards should help ease the pain)

Very good.

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