Freida Parton Denies Dolly Estate Feud as Restraining Order Targets Ex-Security Chief
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Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Sep 24
Freida Parton Denies Dolly Estate Feud as Restraining Order Targets Ex-Security Chief
3 articles · Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Sep 24
Summary
Freida Parton said Sept. 23 that “no one” in the Parton/Owens family is fighting over Dolly Parton’s estate, seeking to shut down feud speculation after a restraining order against nephew Bryan Seaver.
Seaver, fired Sept. 15 as Dolly Parton’s head of security, is accused in court papers of trying to extort money from She’s Alive by citing military-contractor experience, access to weapons and a capacity for violence.
Legal filings say Seaver called himself a “killer,” claimed he sold millions of dollars in arms and ammunition to Haitian police, and warned that “everyone needs to be worried about what I might do.”
Seaver told ABC News and TMZ the order is a publicity stunt, said “killer” was an in-house joke in Parton’s camp, and denied threatening anyone while standing by the messages.
The dispute centers on She’s Alive, the entity created after Parton’s Aug. 25 death to protect her professional property and business interests, even as Freida insists the family remains united.