Friends of Amy Winehouse concealed' that they auctioned off her items after she died

"Two friends of Amy Winehouse deliberately concealed that they sold a number of her personal items at auction after her death, barristers for the singer's father have told the High Court. Mitch Winehouse, acting as the administrator of his daughter's estate, is suing her friend Catriona Gourlay and stylist Naomi Parry for hundreds of thousands of pounds over claims they profited from selling dozens of items at auctions in the United States in 2021 and 2023."

"Henry Legge KC, for Mr Winehouse, said in written submissions that the items included a silk mini-dress worn by Ms Winehouse in her final performance in Belgrade, Serbia, which Ms Parry auctioned for 243,200 US dollars (182,656) in 2021. He said: Ms Parry and Ms Gourlay deliberately concealed from Mr Winehouse the fact that they were auctioning the items consigned by them to the 2021 auction and that they were claiming ownership of those items."

"He continued that Mr Winehouse believed that all the 834 items in the 2021 auction catalogue were owned by the estate, but that the two women were asserting ownership of over 150. The barrister also said that Ms Parry was instrumental in persuading Mr Winehouse to auction the estate's items, but did not tell him that she stood to gain from his agreeing to do so."

Mitch Winehouse, as administrator of Amy Winehouse's estate, has brought a claim against Catriona Gourlay and Naomi Parry alleging they sold dozens of the singer's personal items at US auctions in 2021 and 2023 and concealed those sales. The claim alleges the defendants asserted ownership of more than 150 items from a 2021 catalogue of 834, including a silk mini-dress from Winehouse's final Belgrade performance sold for $243,200. Mr Winehouse contends Ms Parry encouraged auctions without disclosing her potential gain. The defendants deny wrongdoing, claiming items were gifted or already owned by them.

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