
伦敦法院判令艾米·怀恩豪斯父亲向两友人赔偿近百万英镑
法官批评米奇·怀恩豪斯提起“本质上毫无根据”的诉讼,并故意通过昂贵司法程序向两女性施加经济压力。
伦敦高等法院26日裁定,已故歌手艾米·怀恩豪斯的父亲米奇·怀恩豪斯须向前发型师纳奥米·帕里和前室友卡特里奥娜·古尔莱支付共计约95万英镑(约110万欧元)的赔偿及临时诉讼费用。法官萨拉·克拉克令其分别向帕里支付56.933万英镑、向古尔莱支付39.4521万英镑,并承担两被告总计约120万英镑的法律开支。
克拉克法官在判决中严厉指出,米奇·怀恩豪斯“自始至终”清楚两友人计划拍卖其女儿的私人物品,却在事后提起“本质上极其薄弱”的诉讼,并以“咄咄逼人、毫不留情”的方式将之进行到底。法庭认为,他对帕里和古尔莱作出了“严重且毫无根据的指控”,损害了她们的声誉、职业前景、财务安全和健康。法官还注意到,米奇·怀恩豪斯明知两人经济状况脆弱,却故意将案件扩大为一场成本高昂的大规模诉讼,“以向被告施加经济压力,迫使她们按他的条件和解”。
争端源自帕里和古尔莱在2021年至2023年间通过Julien's Auctions拍卖行出售了超过150件艾米·怀恩豪斯的私物,包括衣物、手袋、珠宝及她在2011年最后一场巡演中穿着的裙子,拍卖所得总额超过140万美元。两友人坚称这些物品是艾米生前所赠或出借,法庭亦认定这些物品当时确属真实赠与。米奇·怀恩豪斯的律师曾辩称,两女子利用了他的“健忘”隐瞒出售计划,但法庭查明,他曾与拍卖行负责人Darren Julien直接联系,且提前获知了拍品清单。
此案判决书还指出,米奇·怀恩豪斯面对自认为的“冤枉”时“倾向于作出攻击性反应”。他须在两周内先行支付约96万英镑;加上后续核算的全部法律费用,其总支出可能接近270万美元。2011年因酒精中毒骤逝的艾米·怀恩豪斯年仅27岁,其遗产管理纠纷多年来屡成公众焦点,此次裁决或为这一章节划上句号。
| 大西洋/英语圈媒体 | −0.30 | critical |
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| 欧洲大陆媒体 | 0.00 | neutral |
| 俄罗斯及独联体媒体 | +0.10 | neutral |
| 拉丁美洲媒体 | −0.10 | neutral |
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