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Dolly Parton’s estate claims that her nephew and former head of security is using barbed wire and a “no trespassing” sign to evade a lawsuit.
The estate of Dolly Parton alleges that Bryan Seaver, the late singer’s “beloved” nephew and former head of security, is attempting to evade getting served a lawsuit by using barbed wire and a “no trespassing” sign on his property. She’s Alive LLC, the company overseeing Parton’s estate, is suing Seaver for allegedly threatening and extorting those associated with the company.
A new court filing submitted on Monday, October 5, in Davidson County Chancery Court in Nashville, claims that a process server who tried to deliver court documents to Seaver noted that his property has a “no trespassing sign in the front yard and barbed wire draped across the handrails leading to the front door.”
“Mr. Seaver attempted to evade service of process, and this Court should not reward that behavior,” the filing reads, noting that the server attempted to serve Seaver three times.
Seaver also allegedly failed to retain counsel despite saying that he would. The estate’s new filing asks the court to deny Seaver’s request for an extension in the case.
Parton’s estate was granted a temporary restraining order against Seaver and his security company. A judge ruled last month that Seaver and his company show a “present and continuing disruption and threat” to the company.
The estate sued Seaver for allegedly threatening and extorting She’s Alive following Parton’s death on August 25 after a brief battle with cancer.
Seaver, who was actually the one to announce Parton’s death in a video posted to her Instagram page in August, has denied the allegations against him and said he was fired as Parton’s head of security over “contrived threats.”
“I was fired—after the estate negotiated with me and my company for services in perpetuity and agreed to that service provision from my company,” Seaver said last month. “A week later they fired me for these contrived threats.”
Now, the estate is asking that the temporary restraining order against Seaver and his company be converted into a temporary injunction. The next hearing in the case is scheduled for Friday, October 9.