Amy Winehouse's father ordered to pay 1.1 million euros to singer's friends over auctioned clothing

Mitch Winehouse, the father of the late singer Amy Winehouse, has been ordered to pay approximately 1.1 million euros (950,000 British pounds) to two of his daughter's friends. The ruling comes after Winehouse lost a legal battle he initiated against them for auctioning off his daughter's clothing.

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Mitch Winehouse has chosen to pursue a legally weak case aggressively and relentlessly to the end. He has made serious and unfounded accusations that have significantly harmed the reputation and career prospects of the defendants.

The two friends, Naomi Parry, a former stylist for Amy Winehouse, and her friend Catriona Gourlay, had put around 150 items of the singer's clothing and accessories up for auction between 2021 and 2023. The auction collectively raised about 1.2 million euros. Parry and Gourlay contended that Amy Winehouse had personally gifted them the items.

The High Court in London sided with Parry and Gourlay, ruling that the sale was not concealed and that Mitch Winehouse was aware of the auction plans. The judge noted that the singer "regularly" gave clothes to her close friends, as she disliked wearing the same outfit twice in public and possessed more clothing than she could ever use.

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Winehouse is sensitive to anyone whom he thinks is exploiting Amy's memory.

In a scathing verdict, the judge ordered Mitch Winehouse to pay Parry around 569,000 pounds and Gourlay approximately 394,000 pounds within two weeks. The judge described Winehouse's lawsuit as legally weak, aggressively and relentlessly pursued, and based on serious, unfounded accusations that significantly harmed the defendants' reputations and career prospects. She also characterized him as an "unreliable witness who likes to dominate people and situations," suggesting he initiated the lawsuit without verifying his claim to the items.

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unreliable witness who likes to dominate people and situations