{"id":22493,"date":"2026-07-30T23:36:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T18:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=22493"},"modified":"2026-07-30T23:36:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T18:36:09","slug":"amy-winehouses-father-to-pay-over-1-million-after-auction-dispute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=22493","title":{"rendered":"Amy Winehouse&#8217;s Father to Pay Over $1 Million After Auction Dispute"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p> <!-- -->Prince Harry, Elton John and More Lose $50 Million In Legal Fees After Privacy Lawsuit Loss<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"segment-text-only\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/amy_winehouse\"><strong>Amy Winehouse<\/strong><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u2019s father <\/span><strong>Mitch Winehouse <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight:400\">has been ordered to pay after unsuccessfully suing his late daughter\u2019s friends<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> as a personal representative of Amy\u2019s estate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">In a judgement handed down on July 29, which was obtained by E! News, deputy judge of the high court <\/span><strong>Sarah Clarke<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> ruled that Mitch had to pay \u00a3963,852.88\u2014or just under $1.3 million\u2014in indemnity costs to the defendants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The 75-year-old had previously accused the \u201cBack to Black\u201d singer\u2019s pals <\/span><strong>Naomi Parry<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> and<\/span><strong> Catriona Gourla <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight:400\">of selling her clothes and personal belongings at auctions from 2021 to 2023 without his consent, which the two women denied<\/span>. Some of the 155 items sold included Amy\u2019s ballet slippers, bags, jewelry, makeup and a dress she wore on her final tour in 2011, according to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2026\/jul\/30\/amy-winehouse-mitch-father-judge-orders-pay-nearly-1m-to-friends\"><em><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The Guardian<\/span><\/em><\/a><em><span style=\"font-weight:400\">.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">A judge ruled against the Amy Winehouse Foundation co-founder on April 20, disputing his claim that the two women had \u201cdeliberately concealed\u201d the sale of Amy\u2019s items as Mitch \u201cknew all along\u201d of their intent to sell.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prince Harry, Elton John and More Lose $50 Million In Legal Fees After Privacy Lawsuit Loss Amy Winehouse\u2019s father Mitch Winehouse has been ordered to pay after unsuccessfully suing his late daughter\u2019s friends as a personal representative of Amy\u2019s estate. 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