Tensions and sparks are flying high amongst the public as new sets of "disturbing" pictures emerged from the set of the new biopic in the works about Amy Winehouse and her life. Various social media handles are attacking the movie producers for being "insensitive", insisting the scene shouldn't have been included in the first place.
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The project titled Back to Black centers around the life and times of late singer Amy Winehouse and is directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson, who also directed Nowhere Boy and 50 Shades of Grey and he was also a close friend of Winehouse.
While it's only been a week since the biopic began filming, controversies are already becoming the order of the day for the project. Over the weekend, controversial pictures of Marisa Abela and Eddie Marsan, who played the role of Amy and her father, Mitch Winehouse, respectively, appeared on Twitter.
The scene from the set showed Jack O'Connell as Blake Fielder-Civil, Amy's ex-husband, getting arrested while police held back a distraught Marisa (Amy Winehouse) as the press hounded her for pictures.
The scene described is significant in the biopic because Blake was reportedly arrested in Amy's presence for playing a role in a bar owner assault and attempting to cover it up with a bribe.
However, the Rehab star's reaction to her husband's arrest at that time did not involve any serious emotional outburst in front of the media or her being held back by the police as depicted on the set. The Mirror also reported that the arrest happened in her apartment at that time, which left Amy distressed.
Many negative reactions have trailed the release of those pictures, including viral tweets outrightly condemning the insult on Winehouse's legacy, that which is now being reduced to fiction and mere tantrums.
The singer's death and troubled life have come under the limelight in recent years, with discussion centered around the role of the media in her preventable death and how the toxic entertainment industry has failed young talented acts.
Amy's dad Mitch Winehouse has also come under heavy criticism for his role in the singer's life, describing him as an opportunist who enabled his daughter's self-destructive habits, which led to her untimely death, especially after the release of Asif Kapadia's 2015 documentary Amy.
While this isn't the first time Amy's life has been put on the screen or discussed, this new project is fully backed by Mitch Winehouse, who also owns half of her estate, meaning he would have to approve the use of her music.
The biopic follows Amy Winehouse's happy years living in London and her tough journey to fame. It's hoped that the movie will honor Amy's talent and legacy despite her unpleasant experiences, traumas and exploitation by everyone around her.
