Whenever a celebrity passes away, many become curious about their legacy. This is especially true for the late Dolly Parton, who has no surviving children or husband. This inevitably leads to drama.
The recent drama centers around Parton’s nephew, Bryan Seaver, and his estate. Seaver was fired from his position as Parton’s longtime head of security and accused of making threatening and extortionist comments toward his business associates. For everyone who was close to Parton, this revelation was very surprising.
“The news about Bryan is shocking and a blow to a city in mourning,” a source said recently. People.
A lawsuit against Seaver was filed on September 22, 2026, by She’s Alive, LLC, a company created by Parton during her lifetime to protect her professional assets and business interests after her death. It is managed by the star’s longtime manager, Danny Nozell.
Court filings allege Seaver, who is the son of Parton’s sister Cassie, made violent and “frightening” threats, discussed his military past and caused “fear and chaos to extort money for his personal gain.” He even allegedly threatened lawyers, business partners and employees, saying he could “destroy the entire brand” if he wasn’t paid.
Seaver also allegedly told a member of Parton’s legal team, “I’m not an entertainer. I’m a killer,” according to court documents.
Sever has since denied the allegations. In a statement to ABC News, he said: “I have never threatened anyone… These are my friends, my brothers and colleagues. »
“I was terminated. After the estate negotiated with me and my company for services in perpetuity and accepted this provision of services from my company,” he explained. “A week later, they fired me for these artificial ‘threats.’ »
Sources said People that the whole argument goes against everything the “9 to 5” singer stood for. “For anyone to want to abuse her memory or take advantage of a grieving family and community is despicable and the antithesis of everything Dolly stood for.” »
According to court filings, Parton’s trusts and estates attorney resigned after Seaver “made disturbing harassment and threats,” and other employees also resigned. An injunction hearing is scheduled for October 7.
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However, not everyone is against Seaver. In Facebook posts shared on September 23 and 24, respectively, Freida Parton and Stella Parton defended their nephew, with Freida reassuring fans that there are “no feuds within our family” and that “we all love Bryan like we all love each other.”
Meanwhile, Stella wrote, “We are still intact and moving forward because our children and grandchildren are looking to us for strength and guidance during this difficult time of loss and confusion for them too. Regardless of what you may have seen in different media, we are all doing what you would do in the same circumstances,” Stella Parton said.
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