Tony Bennett’s Family Battle Over Singer $7 Million Estate Turns Nasty 1 Year After His Death

The legal battle between Tony Bennett’s son, Danny Bennett, and daughters, Antonia and Johanna Bennett, turned ugly in court this week, In Touch can exclusively report.

According to court documents obtained by In Touch, Danny, 70, asked the court for additional time to respond to his sister’s bombshell lawsuit.

His lawyer said he had been retained this week and needed time to catch up on the case. “I am insufficiently familiar with the case to determine how best to respond to the Petition. In addition, I have planned vacation time during the last two weeks of August, as does my partner,” he told the court.

He said Danny had yet to be served too. Danny’s lawyer said he emailed Antonia, 50, and Johanna’s lawyer to ask for an extension for Danny to respond to the lawsuit.

He said the sister’s lawyer refused. One of the lawyers representing Antonia and Johanna, 54, said the sisters “are not willing to agree to an extension” for their brother which would “delay the production ...