Amy Winehouse
Amy Winehouse’s father, who sued two of his daughter’s friends for auctioning around 800 of the singer’s items lost the legal action, the London High Court announced this Monday.
Two friends of the British singer sold items from the artist, raising more than 1.4 million dollars (around 1 million euros) of which 30% were allocated to the singer’s foundation.
According to the process, Mitchell Winehouse, artist’s fatherconsiders 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.
According to the AFP agency, the singer’s former stylist, Naomi Parryand your friend Catriona Gourlay between November 2021 and May 2023, including the dresses used on their last tour, in June 2011.
However, Ted LovedayCatriona Gourlay’s lawyer, argues that most of the objects were lent or offered by the singer to her two friends, although there is no concrete evidence of this.
In a statement released on social media, Parry said the High Court had cleared his name “after years of deeply damaging and unfounded accusations brought by Mitch”.
Parry created some of the singer’s best-known pieces, such as the bamboo dress yellow and black that Amy wore on her last tour. This piece was sold in 2021 for 245 thousand dollars, around 209 thousand euros.
“I was by Amy’s side as a friend, partner and costume designer. What we shared was based on trust, loyalty and a true love of the work. To see that relationship be so misrepresented in public was hurtful and unfair,” she adds.
Deputy judge of the High Court of London, Sarah Clarkerevealed that Amy used to gift clothes to friends because she didn’t want to wear the same item more than once and had “more objects than she could use or keep”. Furthermore, he also rejected Mitchell Winehouse’s arguments, describing him as an “unreliable witness who likes to manipulate people and situations.”
Amy Winehouse died at 27 yearsvictim of accidental alcohol poisoning. She was found dead at home in Camden, July 23, 2011. Since then, the father has taken over the management of his inheritance.
