Row engulfs Dolly Parton’s estate as manager accuses nephew of making threats

Bang Showbiz | Los Angeles

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A furious row was engulfing Dolly Parton’s estate, with the manager of the late country music legend accusing her nephew of making violent threats.

The extraordinary feud burst into the open when the singer’s long-time manager Danny Nozell filed a request for a restraining order against Bryan Seaver, alleging he was engaged in an “escalating campaign of threats” to extort money from the vast enterprise, which includes an amusement park, a hotel and soon-to-be-opened museum.

Seaver, who broke news of the singer’s death last month in an emotional video, had provided security for Parton for years, but was abruptly fired last week, TMZ reported.

That caused Seaver to criticize Nozell, with the outlet quoting Seaver as saying he was “dismayed by the unexpected and, so far, unexplained actions.”

But court papers filed Tuesday allege that dismay curdled into threats with one text message from Seaver warning he would become “the hand of retribution for my entire family,” The New York Times reported.

The paper said the request for a restraining order was filed in Nashville -- Parton’s long-time home -- by She’s Alive, the organization run by Nozell that manages her business empire.

If granted, the order would require Seaver to stay away from company properties and ban him from contact with staff and business partners, the Times said.