The estate of Amy Winehouse has filed a lawsuit against two of the late singer’s friends, alleging that they profited from the sale of her personal property from an auction in 2021.
Naomi Perry and Catriona Gourlay are being sued by the estate for more than £730,000 (around €840,000), having allegedly sent “various items of personal property owned by Amy during her lifetime” to two auctions in 2021 and this year, according to a court document.
The document has also claimed that by placing these items on sale, “in their own names and on their own behalf” the women “converted” the late performer’s property “to their own use”.
Amy Winehouse’s father Mitch, who is the administrator of the late singer’s estate, is bringing the case against the two women at the British High Court.
The estate is seeking £534,192.90 in damages from Ms Parry, and £198,041.07 from Ms Gourlay.
Statement Released
Last month, a statement was first issued by the Amy Winehouse Estate.
“In 2021, Amy’s estate auctioned items from her life and career with 30% of the proceeds going to the Amy Winehouse Foundation”, the statement began.
“Two individuals sold a number of items at that auction and have retained the proceeds: the items were all Amy related”.
They also added, “This year they have put more Amy-related items up for auction and together the two auctions have generated six figure sums for each of them”.
“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”, the statement concluded. “The Amy Winehouse Foundation will directly benefit if monies are recovered from either defendant”.
Amy Winehouse sadly passed away in 2011. She was 27 years old. Her death was eventually ruled to be accidental, via alcohol poisoning.
Earlier this month, Bryan Adams had revealed that he “tried to help” Winehouse with her addiction struggles.
Adams also explained how he flew the late singer to his villa in Mustique, a Caribbean island in St Vincent, and the Grenadines, to help her reach sobriety.
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