Amy Winehouse's mother Janis, 66, has spoken out in defence of her ex-husband Mitch, 70, ahead of the anniversary of their daughter's passing.
July 23 will mark ten years since the singer's tragic death aged 27 by alcohol poisoning.
An ambitious musician, Mitch has previously come under fire for the way he managed his daughter's career and admitted he made 'mistakes'.
'You didn't tell Amy what to do. Nobody did': Amy Winehouse's mother Janis, 66, said on Tuesday she doesn't blame her ex-husband Mitch, 70, for their daughter's passing (Amy and Janis pictured at her Grammy performance in 2008)
Yet, speaking to the Radio Times, Janis said: 'It wasn’t Mitchell’s fault. You didn’t tell Amy what to do. Nobody did.
'We all do wrong things sometimes, and the easy target was Mitchell. But all of us put in so much effort [to help Amy].'
Speaking to Loose Women in 2018, Amy's father said of the allegations: 'It's up to the person in recovery and they have to want to get help. It's all about the person who is dealing with her addiction.
'She had all the support. She had a loving family. If my nan came down from hell in a fiery chariot, Amy would say, "OK, maybe next week."'
'We all do wrong things sometimes, and the easy target was Mitchell,' The doting mother maintained that there is nobody to blame for the troubled star's death (Amy pictured with her dad Mitch at the Grosvenor House Hotel in 2008)
Janis' candid interview comes ahead of the release of a new BBC2 documentary: Amy Winehouse: 10 Years On.
In the film, Janis will tell the story of one of the UK's greatest musical icons through new parts of her life that the public have never heard about.
Janis said: 'I don't feel the world knew the true Amy, the one that I brought up, and I'm looking forward to the opportunity to offer an understanding of her roots and a deeper insight into the real Amy.'
She says in the documentary: 'You think
