Dolly Parton Estate Asks for Restraining Order Against Fired Nephew Who Led Security

A battle within the Dolly Parton family is developing and the latest chapter has been revealed. The estate of the country legend has sued her former head of security and asked a court to keep him away from her business. Davidson County, Tennessee, court records show that She’s Alive, LLC (SAL), the entity set up by Parton’s estate, filed a complaint on Tuesday, September 22nd, against Bryan Seaver, the nephew who led her security and gained notoriety for announcing Parton’s death, and requested a restraining order against him. The estate also submitted evidence to the court to justify the restraining order, according to records. TMZ reports that the lawsuit stems from violent threats Seaver allegedly made as he tried to extort her estate manager, Danny Nozell, into coughing up money. Nozell is reported to have said in court filings that Seaver had been “invoking his self-proclaimed military-contractor experience, access to weapons, and capacity for violence” to extract money from the estate. In a series of text messages, which TMZ published, submitted to the court as evidence alleged to be from Seaver, he is accused of saying, “Her money better be bigger than I can make elsewhere o...