Dolly Parton’s Manager Accuses Her Nephew of Violent Threats

Rich Fury/Getty Images for NARAS The fallout over Dolly Parton’s estate is raging on.

Dolly Parton’s nephew, Bryan Seaver, who was the music legend’s longtime head of security and announced her death , has now been accused by Parton’s manager of threats and extortion .

A lawsuit has been filed by She’s Alive, LLC (SAL), which Parton created to protect her legacy after she died, detailing Seaver’s alleged threats and requesting a temporary restraining order, which was granted on Sept.

22.

After Seaver and his security companies were fired from Parton’s properties last week , new court filings accuse him of orchestrating “an obscene, deliberate and escalating campaign of threats” to acquire funds from his aunt’s estate.

According to court documents obtained by TMZ , the complaint was filed by Parton’s manager, Danny Nozell, outlining how her nephew began “invoking his self-proclaimed military-contractor experience, access to weapons, and capacity for violence” to secure his demands.

“As the entity entrusted by Ms.

Parton to protect and promote her life’s work for future generations, SAL must cultivate a safe work environment for employees, advisors, and partners, free from intimidation or hostility—particularly intimidation by an armed former security contractor,” reads one of the filings.

The complaint alleged that Seaver “will continue to inflict fear, to destabilize SAL’s operations, and to cause further irreparable harm” unless stopped.

One complaint said that Seaver threatened at least one Dollywood business, writing in a text message: “Her money better be bigger than I can make elsewhere or I’m going to f--- everyone.

I am about to become the hand of retribution for my entire family.” In other exchanges, Seaver described himself as “a killer.” “All I do is warfare ... everyone needs to be worried about what I might do,” he wrote.

According to the New York Times , Seaver also claimed he sold $27 million in arms to the Haitian police on the day Parton died.

He also told Nozell that he would “set up a podcast dedicated to ruining Dolly’s brand partnerships and telling the violations these people have done on us.” He said the estate should “pay” him in order to stop this.

Seaver’s threats reportedly began right before Parton’s death.