Tony Bennett’s two daughters are suing their brother, claiming he mishandled the late music icon’s assets in his role as trustee of their dad’s estate.
In court documents filed in New York Wednesday, Antonia and Johanna Bennett alleged that D’Andrea “Danny” Bennett failed to disclose some of their late father’s assets.
Another brother, Daegal “Dae” Bennett, and Tony’s widow, Susan Benedetto, were also named in the lawsuit.
Antonia and Johanna also claim Danny Bennet did not account for all of the proceeds from this year’s sales of the “I Left My Heart In San Francisco” singer’s catalog.
Per the court filing, “it remains unclear what music assets (and other property) were or were not sold as part of the deal” because Antonia and Johanna “have not been provided with various details of the transaction despite repeated requests.”
The sisters further alleged that their brother “obtained personal benefits for himself and his company” from several transactions, such as merch sales and memorabilia that were made on behalf of Tony Bennett, the family trust and Benedetto Arts LLC.
Antonia and Johanna are seeking unspecified “equitable relief” in addition to a full rundown of the trust’s inventory.
“Although Danny and his counsel have provided piecemeal information and produced some documents to petitioners’ counsel, the information provided raises more questions than answers and fails to provide anything close to an accounting of Tony’s assets and financial affairs,” the court filing said.
The Post has reached out to the late singer’s estate and Danny’s reps for comment.
The pop, jazz and big-band music legend died July 21, 2023 at the age of 96 in his hometown of New York.
The 20-time Grammy Award winner’s family revealed in Feb. 2021 that he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2016.
“Life is a gift, even with Alzheimer’s,” he wrote on X at the time.
Bennett officially retired from singing live just a few months later.
“There won’t be any additional concerts,” his son Danny told Variety. “This was a hard decision for us to make, as he is a capable performer. One, however, that was made by doctors’ orders.
“It’s not the singing aspect but, rather, the traveling. Look, he gets tired,” Danny added.
The 70-year-old had been his father’s manager for over 40 years.
With Post wires
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