Two friends sold Amy Winehouse’s clothes. The father wants the money

Amy Winehouse’s father, Mitchell, filed a lawsuit against two of his daughter’s friends, who auctioned off around 150 objects that had belonged to the young British singer — including the bamboo dress which he used on his last tour.

The singer’s father Amy Winehousewho died tragically in 2011, took legal action against two of her daughter’s friends, demanding money from them, after they sold several of the artist’s clothes at auction, raising around 835 thousand euros.

Mitchell Winehousewho claims the money should have gone to her family and a foundation dedicated to the singer’s memory, filed the lawsuit at London’s High Court on Monday.

According to the AFP agency, the artist’s father accuses Naomi Parrythe singer’s former stylist, and Catriona Gourlaywho shared a house with Winehouse, of having appropriate of your personal assets.

According to Mitchell Winehouse’s lawyer, Henry Leggebetween November 2021 and May 2023 the two women auctioned around 150 objects which belonged to the performer of “Back to Black”, including the dresses used on their last tour, in June 2011.

The 27-year-old singer died the following month, on July 23, due to a accidental alcohol poisoning.

According to the process, the father considers himself to be the sole owner of these assets that’s why, should have received the amount obtained from salescarried out by the auction house Julien’sbased in Los Angeles.

As explained Martin NolanExecutive Director of the auction house, in a published by Reuters at the time, the auction bidders were that 30% of revenue from the sale of the parts would be gifts to Amy Winehouse Foundationsays AFP.

However, Ted LovedayCatriona Gourlay’s lawyer, argues that most objects was lent or offered by the singer to her two friendsdespite there is no concrete evidence of this.

“If a 19 year old girl offers her scarf or some earrings to a friend, no one signs a contracto”, argued the lawyer, which highlights what he called Amy’s “generosity”.

Catriona Gourlay and Naomi Parry met Amy Winehouse in the early 2000s, before she became a global star.

Naomi Parry, who became his stylist, created some of the stage pieces the singer’s best-known songs, such as bamboo dress yellow and black that Amy wore on her last tour. This specific piece sold in 2021 for $245,000, about 209 thousand euros.

This Tuesday, the second day of the trial, Beth GrossmanNaomi Parry’s lawyer, highlighted to the jury the wealth gap between Mitchell Winehousewho admitted to having became a billionaire thanks to his daughter’s inheritanceand the two women.

According to the lawsuit, Mitchell Winehouse initially proposed an out-of-court settlement to the two women, offering pay them 30% of the profits obtained. Faced with their refusal, he decided to go to court, and now demands the entire value of the sales.

The hearings are expected to end next Friday, with the sentence awaiting a date yet to be announced.