Tony Bennett’s daughters file new lawsuit vs brother over late father’s estate

File – from the left, Johanna Bennett, Susan Benedetto, Tony Bennett and Antonia Bennett Wonen the eighty fifth birthday gala by Tony Bennett Bij in New York, September 18, 2011 (AP Photograph/Charles Sykes, File)

Tony BennettThe 2 daughters have introduced a brand new lawsuit towards their brother, claiming that he illegally enriches himself illegally towards the needs of their father, each earlier than and after the loss of life of the legendary singer in 2023.

Antonia and Johanna Bennett filed the lawsuit in New York on Monday D’Andrea “Danny” Bennettwho was their father’s supervisor and leads their households belief.

“Since Tony’s loss of life, Johanna and Antonia have found that Danny has exercised full and uncontrolled management over Tony and his monetary affairs previous to and after his loss of life by a number of Fiduciary and different authorities that Danny has abused and continues to abuse,” the courtroom case claims.

It says that Danny Bennett makes use of his father’s decreased capability within the lifetime of his father due to Alzheimer’s illness to shut offers to make tens of millions for himself and his firm, together with the sale shortly earlier than his loss of life of Tony Bennett’s catalog and his identify, similarity and picture rights on the model improvement firm Iconoclast.

The Sisters beforehand complained their brother in June in quest of an accounting of their father’s belongings and claimed that Danny Bennett had handled them unsuitable. The brand new lawsuit claims that he has violated his fiduciary obligation and tries to take away him as the top of the Belief household.

“This lawsuit is one other unfounded try and distort the general public and the understanding of the courtroom of the clearly said needs of Tony Bennett,” stated a spokesperson for Danny Bennett in an announcement. “Danny has adopted his father’s plans with integrity and care, and it’s disappointing that that Tony supported his complete life – and continues to assist by way of his property – now challenges Danny’s integrity with non -supported and unfounded claims.”

Danny Bennett was the non-public {and professional} supervisor of his father at proxy, was the supervisor of his firm Benedetto Arts and is the Trustee of the Household Belief, says the swimsuit.

The brand new lawsuit accuses him to benefit from ‘self-interested and conflicting transactions, extreme and undeserved committees’ and ‘substantial loans and items to themselves and his youngsters’ who’ve a decreased belongings that Tony Bennett’s needs to name his 4 youngsters instantly.

One other brother, Daegal “Dae” Bennett, and Tony’s widow, Susan Bennett, had been additionally talked about as defendants within the courtroom case.

The swimsuit says that the sisters have obtained a “single modest distribution” of $ 245,000 every that “nowhere near what they consider they’re entitled to obtain.”

The sisters additionally declare that their brother has been deposited for them on a “malicious and retribution” objects of nice sentimental worth for them after their makes an attempt to get an accounting by way of the earlier courtroom case.

Bennett’s piano, of which Antonia tells her she was promised, was in “horrible state” after they had been allowed to see it in a tour of the singer’s condo, the place they are saying they had been denied entry to a lot of his property.

The lawsuit strives for harm that’s decided through the course of.

Tony Bennett, a legendary interpreter of classical American songs which have made new requirements, together with “I Left My Coronary heart in San Francisco”, died in 2023 on the age of 96. There was no particular trigger, however he was identified with Alzheimer’s in 2016.

Bennett has launched greater than 70 albums. He gained 19 Grammy Awards and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

“Tony and Danny’s document of unprecedented success speaks for themselves,” stated the protection assertion, “and Danny is dedicated to honoring and retaining the reminiscence and legacy of his father.”