Arts+Culture / NewsAmy Winehouse's family is not happy with her documentaryThey've pulled their support from the ‘misleading’ film – will you still be watching it?ShareLink copied ✔️April 27, 2015Arts+CultureNewsText Zing Tsjeng Are you one of the thousands of people excited about Amy, the new documentary about the dearly-missed soul singer? You can now count Amy Winehouse's family out of that demographic. They've officially withdrawn their support from the film, describing it as "unbalanced" and "misleading". People reports that the family wish to "disassociate themselves from the forthcoming film", adding that "it is both misleading and contains some basic untruths". "The narrative is formed by the testimony of a narrow sample of Amy's associates, many of whom had nothing to do with her in the last years of her life. Counter views expressed to the filmmakers did not make the final cut." Winehouse's family are angry about the film's portrayal of her addiction and their efforts to help her. They claim that it wrongly depicts her father, Mitch, as an irresponsible stage dad who was more concerned with pushing Winehouse to perform than getting her help. The documentary also accuses him of siphoning off money from the Amy Winehouse Foundation, the addiction charity set up in his late daughter's name. "I felt sick when I watched it for the first time," Mitch told the Sun on Sunday. "Amy would be furious. This is not what she would have wanted." But Amy filmmakers are standing by their documentary. In a statement to People, they said: "We came on board with the full backing of the Winehouse family and we approached the project with total objectivity. We conducted in the region of 100 interviews with people that knew Amy. The story that the film tells is a reflection of our findings from these interviews." The family is now considering legal action against the filmmakers. So are you still planning on watching Amy, or will you avoid it in cinemas? Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.TrendingThe internet wants women to stop acting like ‘birds’On TikTok, the word has become shorthand for being male-centred, prompting women to share their dating horror stories and unlearn their ‘bird’ behaviour before summertimeLife & CultureArts+CultureHow Prince almost ended up in The Fifth ElementOnFashionHow On and Loewe are shaping the future of footwear MusicThe 5 best songs from Drake’s new albums (plural) Film & TV7 sex worker-approved films about sex workFashionWhy is Americana everywhere right now?FashionThis subculture archive is fashion’s best kept secretBeauty10 of the hottest Instagram accounts fusing art, sex and eroticaBeautyNude awakening: Meet the young people embracing naturismEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy