Amy Winehouse’s Father to Pay Over $1 Million After Auction Dispute

Amy Winehouse’s father Mitch Winehouse has been ordered to pay after unsuccessfully suing his late daughter’s friends as a personal representative of Amy’s estate.

In a judgement handed down on July 29, which was obtained by E! News, deputy judge of the high court Sarah Clarke ruled that Mitch had to pay £963,852.88—or just under $1.3 million—in indemnity costs to the defendants.

The 75-year-old had previously accused the “Back to Black” singer’s pals Naomi Parry and Catriona Gourla of selling her clothes and personal belongings at auctions from 2021 to 2023 without his consent, which the two women denied. Some of the 155 items sold included Amy’s ballet slippers, bags, jewelry, makeup and a dress she wore on her final tour in 2011, according to The Guardian.

A judge ruled against the Amy Winehouse Foundation co-founder on April 20, disputing his claim that the two women had “deliberately concealed” the sale of Amy’s items as Mitch “knew all along” of their intent to sell.