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Judge orders Amy Winehouse’s father to pay nearly £1m to her friends

Judge orders Amy Winehouse’s father to pay nearly £1m to her friends

Summary

A London court has ordered Mitch Winehouse, father of late singer Amy Winehouse, to pay nearly £1 million to two of her friends. Mitch Winehouse had sued them for auctioning Amy Winehouse's personal items, but the court ruled in favor of the friends.

Key Facts

  • Mitch Winehouse lost a legal case against two friends of Amy Winehouse.
  • The friends auctioned 155 personal items belonging to Amy Winehouse between 2021 and 2023.
  • The auctioned items included clothes, ballet slippers, handbags, earrings, makeup, and a dress from her last tour.
  • The friends said the items were gifts or loans from Amy Winehouse.
  • The court found Mitch Winehouse knew about the sales but sued the friends for money after the auctions.
  • The judge criticized Mitch Winehouse for making serious accusations that harmed the friends’ reputations and well-being.
  • Amy Winehouse died in 2011 at age 27 from alcohol poisoning.
  • The judge noted Amy Winehouse was very generous to her friends and others.
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