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A bubbling legal dispute with the Original Soup Man — the fast-food chain made famous by the hot-headed Soup Nazi character from “Seinfeld” — is about to boil over.
Tempers are so on edge that they appear to be splitting two former Yankees — close friends Willie Randolph and Reggie Jackson.
Randolph, the longtime Yankees second baseman, is one of about 60 people objecting to a $1.3 million settlement that would end the Original Soup Man’s legal dispute with former investors.
The 60 investors are linked to an earlier and now-bankrupt version of the chain, called Soup Kitchen International.
They have accused the new company of running SKI into the ground and then stealing its assets, including recipes by Al Yeganeh — the eccentric chef whose autocratic style inspired the Soup Nazi character and his “No soup for you!” catchphrase.
Randolph and his fellow SKI investors, including SoBe beverages founder John Bello, believe the $1.3 million deal hashed out by SKI’s bankruptcy trustee is too low.
A settlement hearing is set for tomorrow.
Meanwhile, Jackson is also an SKI investor, but is siding with the Original Soup Man, sources said.
The former Yankees outfielder didn’t immediately return a request for comment.
SKI’s bankruptcy trustee, Robert Geltzer, sued the Original Soup Man in 2011 over SKI’s assets, including its licensing deal with Yeganeh. SKI filed for bankruptcy in 2009.
The Original Soup Man is “pleased to have reached a settlement which is in the best interest of our shareholders,” a lawyer for the company told The Post.