Actor Eddie Marsan has suggested Amy Winehouse's father Mitch made mistakes while dealing with her drug addiction, but added he was just a 'normal father'.
Eddie Marsan, 55, portrays Mitch Winehouse in the biopic Back to BlackEddie Marsan has suggested Amy Winehouse's father made mistakes while dealing with her drug addiction, but added he was just a 'normal father'.
Ahead of the 2024 biopic, actor Marsan has addressed the claims that Mitch contributed to Amy's death.Eddie Marsan has suggested Amy Winehouse 's father made mistakes while dealing with her drug addiction, but added he was just a 'normal father' 'And you couldn't tell Amy what to do, she was a force of nature. As a father of four teenagers myself, I make mistakes, but I do the best I can. I wouldn't have done the film if it sanitised Mitch, or demonised him.'
Marsan went on to tell The Radio Times that he wants to use his platform for good, and feels 'privileged' to have grown up in a diverse area. In 2015, the Winehouse family gave a damning statement to MailOnline about the previous film, Amy, on the singer. READ MORE - Role of star DJ Mark Ronson who was behind Amy Winehouse's biggest chart hits including Rehab and Back To Black is CUT from the biopic about the popstar's life, writes EMILY PRESCOTT Advertisement Amy was seen as one of the most talented musicians of her generation, and her albums - with songs such as Valerie, You Know I'm No Good and Rehab - sold in their millions.
'A lot of people like him think they can fix things. Why could he fix that? Of the hundreds of thousands of people dealing with addiction, all we need is Paul McCartney?'Amy Winehouse performs"Back to Black" on stage during the 2007 MTV Europe Music Awards
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