NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Dolly Parton’s nephew and longtime head of security denied threatening her estate in a Tennessee court filing Tuesday, pushing back against a restraining order sought by her longtime manager, The Associated Press reported via KTAR News.
In an affidavit, Bryan Seaver said text messages cited by manager Danny Nozell were a “private conversation between two friends who were both frustrated, grieving and discussing strategy.” The texts were sent shortly before and after Parton’s Aug. 25 death.
Seaver said he never sent threatening messages to any of Parton’s businesses, partners or employees, and that Nozell did not react with alarm at the time.
She’s Alive, an entity run by Nozell to manage and protect Parton’s estate, fired Seaver and his security company in early September and then sought the order, citing his “terrorizing conduct.” Chancellor I’Ashea L. Myles granted a temporary order, citing Seaver’s “claimed access to weapons, experience with violence, and intention to retaliate.”
Seaver said he was blindsided by the order, which was granted while he was doing security work in Haiti. He argued that it is so broad that much of Nashville and even his own relatives are off-limits to him.
A hearing was set for Oct. 20.
Sources: Associated Press via KTAR News. Thee Arizona Times uses AI-assisted reporting reviewed against the sources listed.
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