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Posted on 09/23/2026 6:14:34 AM PDT by Red Badger
This is sad to see.
A feud has broken out over Dolly Parton’s estate.
Dolly Parton’s longtime manager Danny Nozell, who manages the entity that is in charge of Parton’s estate has filed a restraining order against Parton’s nephew Brian Seaver.
Seaver, who was the head of security for Parton for several decades, was recently fired by Parton’s manager just weeks after he announced to the world that his aunt passed away.
USA Today reported more on the messy situation:
Dolly Parton’s estate requested a temporary restraining order against the late country singer’s nephew, Bryan Seaver, after he was fired from providing security for her properties, according to People and TMZ.
She’s Alive, LLC (SAL), the entity Parton designed to protect her legacy after her death, filed a lawsuit Sept. 22 alleging Seaver threatened to smear his aunt’s legacy and made violent threats against several employees, People reported, citing the filing.
Since the “Jolene” singer died on Aug. 25, her longtime manager Danny Nozell and Pinnacle Bank have overseen the administration and operations of her trust. According to People, the estate was granted a temporary restraining order against Seaver.
“Mr. Seaver began his campaign of threats, intimidation, and coercion a few weeks prior to Ms. Parton’s passing,” one filing states, People reported. “In writing, he vowed to ‘destroy the entire brand’ and also told her entertainment attorney: ‘I’m not an entertainment person. I’m a killer.'”
Seaver was selected by Dolly to announce her death to the world:
Variety reported deeper details on the restraining order:
The manager, Danny Nozell, representing She’s Alive, LLC (SAL), dismissed Bryan Seaver, who runs Squadron Augmented Protection Services, LLC (SAPS), on Sept. 15, about three weeks after the country superstar’s Aug. 25 death. It was Seaver who announced his aunt’s death to the world in an Instagram video. But an extensive fiiing made by the trust to a Tennessee court late Tuesday afternoon paint a different portrait of Seaver than the reverent one seen in the death announcement video. The legal paperwork alleges that in colorful and sometimes disturbing language, Seaver referred to himself as a mercenary and “killer” and threatened to interfere with Parton’s businesses, including Dollywood, if he did not receive proper payment, in texts sent both before and after her death.
The filing refers to Seaver’s claims of a paramilitary background and says he has dozens of employees who possess military-grade weaponry, and that some employees no longer come to work as a result of the alleged intimidation, while a lawyer who ran some of Parton’s music affairs stopped working for her as a result of the nephew’s ominous language.
The filing from the attorneys for She’s Alive states: “Mr. Seaver began his campaign of threats, intimidation, and coercion a few weeks prior to Ms. Parton’s passing. Those threats continued after her passing, and he aimed them directly at SAL’s personnel, counsel, and business partners. In writing, he vowed to ‘destroy the entire brand,’ threatened to ‘ratfuck every [business party] entity’ that helps operate Dollywood and called himself ‘literally an international arms dealer and mercenary.’ He threatened that ‘[e]veryone needs to be worried about what I might do,”and told Ms. Parton’s entertainment attorney: ‘I’m not an entertainment person. I’m a killer.’ He also threatened to launch a podcast ‘dedicated to ruining Dolly’s brand partnerships’ unless he was paid.”
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This is sad to see but Dolly always reminded everyone that she came from hillbilly roots so a messy, hillbilly dustup over her will doesn’t surprise me.
He sounds like a real boob.
He sounds like a real boob.
It’s also very possible that her manager could be trying to pull a fast one and freeze him (and some other family members) out of their share of the estate. I could see where someone would not take that well.
Basically, I would look at everyone’s motive & actions with a jaundiced eye. When a rich person dies, the knives often come out among those who want a share of the estate.
Me either. I have seen similar things happen among us poor people before the grave was even filled..............
I hope they can get it all sorted out.
“”if he did not receive proper payment, in texts sent both before and after her death.””
I read the whole thing and I still don’t know what the problem is with the nephew...he was owed money and wasn’t paid is all I get from it...
The fight for the $ begins. Oh no, a restraining order. Like it’s hard to get one of those on anyone.
Glad that a kindly soul like Dolly didn’t have to see this while she was alive.
Bryan Seaver, who runs Squadron Augmented Protection Services, LLC (SAPS)
I might have some doubts about this guy.
Nothing turns family into a jealous business gathering like inheritance.
Yeah, the “I’m an international arms dealer and mercenary” sounds about as wannabe as it gets. Sorta like stolen valor in reverse (I’m an outlaw badass).
Hillbillies gonna hillbilly. 😏
Well if he has a Harley I’d be worried then. LOL!
saw this coming a mile away
She had some very large assets.
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