Amy Winehouse’s father has filed suit against two former friends of the late singer, alleging they illegally auctioned off his daughter’s possessions to make a profit.
According to documents obtained by The Daily Mail on Thursday (December 21), Mitch Winehouse is seeking £730,000 (around $930,000) from Naomi Parry and Catriona Gourlay, claiming the two women put Amy’s belongings up for sale at auctions in London this year and back in 2021.
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Per the report, Mitch argues that because his daughter’s friends listed the items “in their own names and on their own behalf,” her property was “converted” to “their own use.”
A statement released from Amy’s estate about the case last month read: “Two individuals sold a number of items at that auction and have retained the proceeds: the items were all Amy related. The estate has questioned how these items came into their possession and has not had satisfactory answers. The estate has therefore launched a legal process to clarify the situation.”
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Per the statement, any money received from the lawsuit will be donated to the Amy Winehouse Foundation – a charity created by her estate that aims to help those struggling with drug and alcohol addiction.
Back in October, fellow UK native Skepta paid tribute to the late Amy Winehouse with a house-fused single featuring a Back To Black sample.
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“Thank you for 4 Million+ followers. A tribute to Amy Winehouse – OUT NOW!! Finally,” Skepta wrote on Instagram upon the track’s arrival.
The haunting uptempo tune features a beautiful sample of 2006’s “Tears Dry on Their Own.”
“He walks away, the sun goes down/ He takes the day, but I’m grown (I’m grown)/ And in your way, in this blue shade/ My tears dry on their own,” the late star sings on the chorus.
Before her death, Winehouse explained that the Back To Black song is about a relationship she knew wouldn’t last very long.
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“I was with someone that I couldn’t really be with and I knew it wouldn’t last. But I think because I knew it couldn’t last, it’s kinda like saying, ‘I’m upset, but I know I’ll get over it, I guess,’” she told BBC (via Genius).
In a 2015 BBC documentary, producer Salaam Remi explained how “Tears Dry On Their Own” provided one of the rare vocal struggles for the singer.
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“There was a lot of mad at the world, [with Amy] goin’ on like, ‘You sing it yourself!’ This just didn’t happen – these were rarities, as far as Amy needing to do a vocal over and over,” he said.
“Basically, frustration for the first time and the only time in our creative process was the frustration with the vocals. But, when it finally got right, it made all the difference in the world.”
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Amy Winehouse tragically passed away due to alcohol poisoning at the age of 27 in July 2011.
