NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 Tony Bennett's two daughters are suing their brother, alleging he mishandled and failed to disclose some of their father's assets in his role as trustee of the late singer 's estate.
The lawsuit filed Wednesday in New York by Antonia and Johanna Bennett accuses D'Andrea 鈥淒anny鈥 Bennett of not accounting for all of the proceeds from this year's sale of Tony Bennett's catalog and certain image rights to the brand development firm Iconoclast.
The court filing claims that 鈥渋t remains unclear what music assets (and other property) were or were not sold as part of the deal鈥 because the sisters 鈥渉ave not been provided with various details of the transaction despite repeated requests.鈥
Danny Bennett, who was the singer鈥檚 manager and runs the family trust, didn鈥檛 respond Thursday to an email and phone message seeking comment on the lawsuit. Another brother, Daegal 鈥淒ae鈥 Bennett, and Tony鈥檚 widow, Susan Benedetto, were also named in the lawsuit.
The lawsuit further alleges that Danny Bennett 鈥渙btained personal benefits for himself and his company鈥 from transactions, including the sale of memorabilia, made on behalf of Tony Bennett, the family trust and Benedetto Arts LLC.
The sisters are seeking unspecified 鈥渆quitable relief鈥 as well as a full accounting and inventory of the trust. It demands Danny Bennett turn over receipts, disbursements, expenditures and tax returns.
鈥淎lthough Danny and his counsel have provided piecemeal information and produced some documents to petitioners鈥 counsel, the information provided raises more questions than answers and fails to provide anything close to an accounting of Tony鈥檚 assets and financial affairs,鈥 the court filing said.
Tony Bennett, a legendary interpreter of classic American songs who created new standards such as died last July at age 96. There was no specific cause, but Bennett had been diagnosed in 2016.
Bennett released more than 70 albums, bringing him 19 competitive Grammys.
