"Back To Black," a new biopic about Amy Winehouse's life and career, is set to be released on May 17.
One of the late singer's childhood friends said he found the film "hugely triggering."
Tyler James, who met the singer when they were just 12, said she "wouldn't have liked the film."
AdvertisementA childhood friend of the British singer Amy Winehouse has criticized a new biopic about the late star.
But Tyler James, who met Winehouse when they were both just 12 years old and studying at theater school, said he found the film "hugely triggering."
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