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Dolly Parton's nephew contests restraining order from her manager

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 14 Oct, 01:32 · Archive

Bryan Seaver has filed a court response opposing a restraining order from Dolly Parton's manager Danny Nozell.

Bryan Seaver, Dolly Parton's nephew and longtime head of security, filed a Tennessee court response on Tuesday opposing a restraining order taken out by the singer's manager Danny Nozell. The order accused Seaver of threatening to do violence and destroy Parton's legacy and business empire.

In his affidavit, Seaver denied sending threatening messages to any of Parton's businesses, business partners or their employees. He characterised text messages Nozell cited as evidence as a 'private conversation between two friends who were both frustrated, grieving and discussing strategy' sent shortly before and after Parton's death on 25 August.

Seaver's filing claims that Nozell did not react with alarm to the text messages at the time and that he agreed with or responded positively to some of them. Seaver further alleges that Nozell had encouraged him to promote the military and arms aspects of his security company, Squadron Augmented Protection Services, as a business strategy, only to later use those same elements as evidence of his capacity for violence.

Dolly Parton's nephew contests restraining order from her manager
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In this story: Dolly Parton · Bryan Seaver · Danny Nozell · Tennessee · Squadron Augmented Protection Services

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