Tony Bennett’s son has accused his child mama of failing to reimburse him for the $1 million he chipped in in direction of their Greenwich Village co-op.
Danny Bennett, 70, paid for “significant renovations and upgrades” to the five-bedroom area at 1 Fifth Ave., shelling out greater than $23,000 a month, he mentioned in a Manhattan Supreme Courtroom lawsuit towards his ex, Hadley Spanier, 40, with whom he shares three children.
They agreed to promote the house simply steps from Washington Sq. Park in the event that they cut up, however almost 15 months after their October 2023 breakup the co-op hasn’t been offered and he hasn’t been reimbursed, Bennett mentioned in courtroom papers.
He acknowledged he’s not on the mortgage for the $2.9 million house, however mentioned he “trusted Hadley” when making the oral settlement about what to do with the residence in the event that they cut up.
Bennett’s go well with comes months after Spanier took him to Manhattan Supreme Courtroom in July over a $1.95 million, 4,800-square-foot house they bought collectively in Katonah, NY in September 2020.
Bennett used cash from his well-known father’s household belief to repay his share of the 5 bed room, six-bath mansion and did not record her as an proprietor, she contended in courtroom papers.
He additionally then took two mortgages out on the house, and “stripped the residence of its equity,” she claimed.
A lawyer for Spanier didn’t reply to a message in search of remark.
Bennett can also be locked in an ongoing authorized battle with sisters Antonia and Johanna over Danny’s dealing with of their famed father’s fortune.
The sisters estimate the “I Left My Heart (In San Francisco)” crooner earned $100 million within the final 15 years of his life — and demanded Danny give an accounting of the remaining property and household belief.
