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Join today<\/a><\/p>\n \n Already a member? Your support helps us to tell the story<\/p>\n From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.<\/p>\n At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.<\/p>\n The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.<\/p>\n Your support makes all the difference.Read more<\/p>\n Dolly Parton\u2019s estate has been granted a temporary restraining order against the late star\u2019s nephew and his private security company<\/a> amid a bitter legal dispute over allegations of threatening and harassing behavior.<\/a><\/p>\n She\u2019s Alive, LLC, the entity Parton set up to protect her legacy after her death<\/a>, filed a lawsuit on Tuesday alleging that the late country icon\u2019s nephew, Bryan Seaver, threatened to smear her reputation <\/a>and made violent threats against a number of employees.<\/p>\n The order, granted by a Tennessee judge Wednesday, bans Seaver and members of his company, Squadron Augmented Protection Services, from stepping foot on property owned by She\u2019s Alive or coming within 1,000 feet of its employees and business partners.<\/p>\n The judge\u2019s findings noted Seaver had \u201cclaimed access to weapons, experience with violence, and intention to retaliate\u201d alongside alleged demands for payment, calling his communications \u201cconcerning.\u201d<\/p>\n She\u2019s Alive, headed by Parton\u2019s longtime manager Danny Nozell, fired Seaver and his security detail last week, telling the court in filings that his \u201cterrorizing conduct made their continued retention untenable.\u201d<\/p>\n Court documents detail a barrage of increasingly hostile messages allegedly sent by Seaver starting shortly before Parton\u2019s death from cancer last month. In one Sept. 1 message cited in court filings, Seaver allegedly wrote: \u201cI\u2019m going to set up a podcast dedicated to ruining Dolly\u2019s brand partnerships and telling the violations these people have done on us. It\u2019s going to be great. Or f***ing pay me.\u201d<\/p>\n The complaint further alleges that Seaver boasted about his work for private military contractors during the Iraq War, called himself an \u201cinternational arms dealer,\u201d and threatened to burn down the beloved singer\u2019s legacy.<\/p>\n The alleged intimidation campaign spooked estate staff, forcing employee resignations, the departure of the estate\u2019s lead attorney, and the hiring of private security to guard workers at their homes, according to court documents.<\/p>\n Seaver is the son of the late Larry Seaver \u2014 who previously held the position of Parton\u2019s head of security \u2014 and Parton\u2019s younger sister Cassie Parton, 75.<\/p>\n He did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Representatives for his security company could not be reached, and a woman speaking through a doorbell camera at Seaver\u2019s Fairview residence declined to comment.<\/p>\n Metropolitan Nashville Police Department spokesperson Kristin Mumford confirmed Wednesday that no police reports against Seaver are currently in their system.<\/p>\n A court hearing on the restraining order is set for October 7.<\/p>\n On Wednesday, one of Parton\u2019s five sisters hit back at reports of a rift in the family and expressed support for Seaver on Instagram.<\/p>\n \u201cHi I’ll say this and this only: there is no feud within our family,\u201d she wrote. \u201cNo one among the Parton\/Owens family is fighting over Dolly’s estate.\u201d<\/p>\n She added: \u201cWe all love Bryan, just as we love each other. I love you all!!\u201d<\/p>\n
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