Amy Winehouse’s father Mitch sues late daughter’s buddies for £730k

Amy Winehouse‘s father Mitch is suing his late daughter’s two buddies for greater than £730,000 £730,000 over claims they profited from promoting her private property at an public sale, a courtroom doc revealed at this time. 

The taxi driver is bringing the case within the High Court in opposition to Naomi Parry and Catriona Gourlay as a part of his position as administrator of the singer’s property. The case has beforehand been reported however not the quantity of damages he’s looking for. 

According to the courtroom doc, it’s alleged two ladies despatched ‘numerous objects of private property owned by Amy throughout her lifetime’ to 2 auctions in 2021 and this yr.

It is claimed that by placing the objects up on the market ‘in their very own names and on their very own behalf’ the ladies ‘transformed’ the late performer’s property ‘to their very own use’.

Mr Winehouse is looking for £534,192.90 in damages from Ms Parry whereas additionally claiming £198,041.07 from Ms Gourlay.

Mitch Winehouse, a taxi driver, desires to get better the cash he mentioned ought to be paid to the inspiration arrange within the tragic singer’s identify

Mitch pictured with Catriona Gourlay (proper) and Naomi Parry (left) in 2020

Amy’s rumoured lover Catriona Gourlay (left) allegedly profited on the public sale 

An announcement first issued by a spokesperson for the Amy Winehouse Estate final month mentioned: ‘In 2021, Amy’s property auctioned objects from her life and profession with 30% of the proceeds going to the Amy Winehouse Foundation.

‘Two people bought quite a few objects at that public sale and have retained the proceeds: the objects had been all Amy associated.

‘This yr they’ve put extra Amy-related objects up for public sale and collectively the 2 auctions have generated six determine sums for every of them.

‘The property has questioned how these things got here into their possession and has not had passable solutions. 

‘The property has subsequently launched a authorized course of to make clear the state of affairs .

‘The Amy Winehouse Foundation will straight profit if monies are recovered from both defendant.’

Ms Winehouse died in 2011, aged 27.

After two inquests, her reason behind loss of life was revealed to be unintended by means of alcohol poisoning. 

Stylist Naomi Parry allegedly gained a portion of the £3.3million raised throughout an public sale in Beverly Hills in America in 2021

Amy’s rumoured lover Catriona Gourlay 

Notes written by the star had been claimed to be among the many objects bought (Pictured: Catriona Gourlay with Amy Winehouse)

Her 2006 album Back To Black made her a global star and received 5 Grammys, together with report of the yr and tune of the yr for Rehab.

A brand new biopic of the singer is ready to premiere in UK cinemas on April 12.  

The upcoming biographical movie has been described as ‘a never-before-seen glimpse into Amy Winehouse’s early rise to fame and the discharge of her groundbreaking studio album, Back To Black,’ in line with Focus Features.

Told from Amy’s perspective, the movie ‘takes an unapologetic have a look at the girl who transforms into a worldwide pop star, and the connection that impressed some of the legendary albums of all time’.

Winehouse predominantly based mostly the Back To Black album on her tumultuous relationship with on-off boyfriend Blake Fielder-Civil, who she had damaged up with previous to its launch in October 2006.

The Amy Winehouse Estate has claimed that Catriona and Naomi (pictured with the singer) bought extra of Amy’s belongings this yr

Ms Gourlay with Amy’s mom Janis (proper)

Ms Parry penned a guide about Amy in 2021 and is alleged to have bought a few of her belongings this yr

He had left then then rising star to pursue his earlier ex-girlfriend, however ultimately their short-lived separation helped impressed her to create a batch of songs that discover themes of guilt, grief, infidelity, heartbreak and trauma in a relationship.

Catching on with all kinds of individuals, Back To Black despatched her superstar star hovering on the heels of 5 hit songs: Rehab, You Know I’m No Good, Back To Black, Tears Dry On Their Own and Love Is A Losing Game.

The on-off couple ended up getting again collectively one in all their many instances to get married in 2007, solely to see Fielder-Civil land in jail the next yr, which was adopted by their divorce in 2009.