Dolly Parton’s estate accuses her nephew of threatening violence and to destroy his aunt’s legacy

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Dolly Parton ’s estate accused the country music icon’s nephew of threatening to commit violence and destroy his aunt’s legacy and business empire in court filings submitted Tuesday and asked a judge to keep him away from its employees and business dealings.

Court documents filed in Nashville offer the first signs of discord in a carefully managed estate process for one of the most beloved personalities in music and beyond.

Bryan Seaver, who owns a company that provided Parton’s security detail and was handpicked by the star to announce her death from cancer last month, did not immediately respond to an email from The Associated Press requesting comment.

In the temporary restraining order request filed by She’s Alive, the entity that manages and protects Parton’s professional property and business, and other court documents, it claims Seaver sent increasingly threatening messages over the last several weeks. She’s Alive is run by Danny Nozell, Parton’s longtime manager.

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Last week, “She’s Alive” terminated Seaver and Squadron Augmented Protection Services, saying his “terrorizing conduct made their continued retention untenable,” according to court documents.

The court documents showcase a series of text messages and emails She’s Alive says were sent by Seaver starting just before Parton’s death. The messages begin with threats to destroy the brand, and then after her death, depict Seaver reveling in his newfound fame and calling himself an “international arms dealer.”

In one message written on September 1 and included in the court documents, he said: “I’m going to set up a podcast dedicated to ruining Dolly’s brand partnerships and telling the violations these people have done on us. It’s going to be great. Or f——— pay me.”

Seaver also claimed that he worked for private military contractors overseas during the Iraq War and used that experience as part of these threats, according to the complaint.

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The messages have resulted in Parton’s trusts and estates attorney leaving and employees of She’s Alive resigning, according to the court documents. The entity has also had to hire private security for its employees, including at their homes, the documents state.

The restraining order is meant to stop Seaver from talking with or being within 1,000 feet (304.8 meters) of She’s Alive employees, attorneys and business partners. It also is meant to keep him from interfering with its business relationships.

Parton wrote hundreds of songs, including classics like “Jolene,” “Coat of Many Colors” and “I Will Always Love You,” that earned a total of more than 100 million worldwide sales and more than 1 billion online streams.

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乡村音乐偶像多莉·帕顿的遗产管理机构周二向法院提交文件，指控这位偶像的侄子威胁要实施暴力，摧毁他姑姑的遗产和商业帝国，并要求法官禁止他接触其员工和商业交易。

纳什维尔提交的法庭文件显示，这位音乐界乃至其他领域最受爱戴的人物之一的遗产管理过程中，出现了首次不和迹象。

布莱恩·西弗拥有一家为多莉·帕顿提供安保服务的公司，并被这位明星亲自挑选来宣布她上个月因癌症去世的消息。美联社曾向西弗发送电子邮件请求置评，但西弗没有立即回复。

在负责管理和保护多莉·帕顿职业财产和业务的机构She's Alive提交的临时限制令申请及其他法庭文件中，该公司声称西弗在过去几周内发送了越来越多的威胁信息。She's Alive由帕顿的长期经纪人丹尼·诺泽尔运营。

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根据法庭文件，上周，“She's Alive”终止了与 Seaver 和 Squadron Augmented Protection Services 的合作关系，称他的“恐怖行为使得继续聘用他们变得不可行”。

法庭文件显示了一系列短信和电子邮件，据“她还活着”（She's Alive）组织称，这些短信和电子邮件是西弗在帕顿去世前不久发出的。这些信息最初威胁要摧毁该品牌，然后在帕顿去世后，西弗则沉浸在自己新获得的声名中，并自称是“国际军火商”。

在9月1日写给法庭的一条信息中，他写道：“我要开一个播客，专门揭露多莉的品牌合作关系，并揭露这些人对我们犯下的种种罪行。这肯定会很精彩。否则就给我钱。”

根据起诉书，西弗还声称他在伊拉克战争期间曾在海外为私人军事承包商工作，并将这段经历作为这些威胁的一部分。

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根据法庭文件，这些信息导致帕顿的信托和遗产律师离职，She's Alive公司的员工也纷纷辞职。文件还指出，该公司不得不为其员工（包括员工住所）聘请私人保安。

该限制令旨在禁止西弗与“她活着”组织的员工、律师和商业伙伴交谈，或靠近他们1000英尺（304.8米）以内。该限制令还旨在阻止他干扰该组织的商业关系。

帕顿创作了数百首歌曲，包括《Jolene》、《Coat of Many Colors》和《I Will Always Love You》等经典歌曲，这些歌曲在全球的总销量超过 1 亿张，在线播放量超过 10 亿次。