Former Frankie Valli And The Four Seasons star Tommy DeVito is facing legal action from the widow of late theater writer Rex Conrad Woodard, over profits made from hit Broadway musical Jersey Boys.

Donna Corbello claims the Broadway show is based on her late husband's as-yet-unpublished biography of DeVito - which he finished shortly before his death in 1991 - and she's suing the ex-bassist for a cut of the takings.

According to a lawsuit filed in the District Court in Beaumont, Texas, last week, Corbello is suing for breach of contract, alleging that DeVito failed to credit Woodard as a co-writer for the musical.

Corbello is also appealing to have her husband officially declared as a "co-author" so that she will be entitled to future revenue from the Jersey Boys, reports TMZ.com.

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