Dolly Parton’s sister denies family “feud” after country star’s nephew fired and hit with restraining order

Dolly Parton’s sister has shared a statement denying that there is any family “feud”, following news that the singer’s nephew was fired and hit with a restraining order. READ MORE: Dolly Parton, 1946-2026: the Queen of Country was a unifying force in a divided world Bryan Seaver is the nephew of the country music icon, who passed away last month, and served as her long-time head of security. He was also the person who made the video announcement confirming her death. On Tuesday (September 22), the corporation in charge of managing Parton’s business ventures, She’s Alive, filed a restraining order against Seaver. They accused him of launching “an obscene, deliberate, and escalating campaign of threats” to extract money from the Parton estate (via The New York Times). The court filing also reportedly included text messages, allegedly from Seaver, that were “harassing and ominous threats” against Dollywood business partners. He also allegedly told She’s Alive’s manager, Danny Nozell that he would make his own podcast that would be “dedicated to ruining Dolly’s brand partnerships and telling the violations these people have done on us”. Nozell fired Seaver on September 15, according to...