Frankie Valli and his son Emilio have been granted a restraining order against the Four Seasons’ eldest son’s falsetto frontman Francesco.
Court documents obtained by ET show that Emilio filed for a domestic violence restraining order on April 8, following an alleged incident at the singer’s home on April 5, adding his 90-year-old father as an additional protected person.
During the alleged incident, Francesco allegedly attempted to break into his father’s property, “repeatedly physically threatened to harm or kill” Emilio and her father, and stole personal items to sell. According to the filing, the alleged abuse is “part of a pattern” that has reportedly occurred “over the past several months.”
“Father fears for his safety because of these threats and constant attempts to break into father’s home,” the filing states. “Defendant [Francesco] He is believed to be addicted to opiates and reportedly sold his father’s personal property to pay for drugs.
After an April 29 hearing in Los Angeles, a judge signed a protective order for Frankie and Emilio against Francesco, which will last for three years, until April 29, 2027.
ET has reached out to Frankie’s rep for comment.
The protective order was issued three days before Frankie received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work with the Four Seasons, where he joined his wife, Jackie Jacobs, and Emilio and his twin brother Brando.
Frankie – whose real name is Francesco Stephen Castelluccio – accepted the star on behalf of Bob Gaudio, who was unable to attend the ceremony, as well as on behalf of the late Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi. The group received 2,780th place. Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the recording category.
“In a career that has spanned more than six decades, Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons have left an indelible mark on the music industry and touched fans around the world with their timeless music,” said Ana Martinez, producer of the Hollywood Walk of Fame he said before the ceremony last Friday. “Your legion of fans from around the world will be thrilled to see their names on our iconic sidewalk!”
When Frankie took the podium to accept the honor, he thanked his family, including his children. “This is truly a highlight of my life, especially having my sons here and my wife sitting right there,” he told the crowd.
Frankie has all three sons with his ex-wife Randy Clohessy. He is also the father of daughters Antonia and Francine and his ex-wife Mary Mandel.
The GRAMMY-nominated singer married his longtime love Jackie Jacobs in Las Vegas Last June. The couple exchanged vows in a private ceremony just the two of them while Frankie’s 1967 hit “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” played in the background.
Speak with People After the love affair, Frankie said: “It’s great to have found love again at this stage of my life.”
In photos shared by the outlet, Jackie, a former CBS marketing executive, wore a white wedding dress and smiled as she celebrated the special occasion. The bride chose to wear her hair in soft curls and paired her wedding dress with a pair of dainty silver earrings. Frankie, meanwhile. wore a dark blue suit, a white collared shirt and a simple gold chain.
Although the two have known each other since 2007, Jackie said People that she and Frankie only started dating in 2015.
“We met at a restaurant in Los Angeles where he was having dinner with my friends and I,” Jackie remembers. “We stayed in touch by phone until he called me and asked me out at the end of 2015, and we’ve been together ever since.”
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