Dolly Parton's nephew Bryan Seaver has been accused of sending profane emails during a dispute over Nashville property linked to her estate.
Court filings reviewed by TMZ on Tuesday revealed that the 49-year-old sent a series of aggressive messages complaining about security and construction problems at the property.
The emails surfaced as part of ongoing court proceedings surrounding a temporary restraining order granted to the late country star's estate against Seaver.
In an email chain titled "Fwd: Letter from Dolly" included in the filing, Seaver used strong language to express frustration over staffing issues, allegations of drug use by subcontractors, and project delays.
According to legal documents reviewed by TMZ, Seaver wrote to one individual: "Let's play ball you f***ing s***bag loser." In other messages, he warned that his legal team would "start f***ing you up the a**" and told the recipient to "Go f*** yourself you f***ing weakling."
Further emails included in the filing showed Seaver telling the man to "wire [his] b**** on and start doing professional work" and calling him a "f***ing red leg bushwhacking Missouri s*** bag."
Allegations of threats and violence
The estate's operating company, She's Alive, LLC, has accused Seaver of making threats involving violence and business sabotage. Seaver's firm, Squadron Augmented Protection Services, is also named in the legal action.
Dolly Parton, the world-famous country music legend behind classic hits such as "Jolene" and "9 to 5", died on August 25 at the age of 80 following a brief and secret battle with cancer. Nashville, Tennessee, served as the center of her storied music career and business operations for more than half a century.
Seaver previously served as the singer's chief of security and was entrusted by her family to announce the news of her death to the public in August.
However, Parton's longtime manager Danny Nozell, who managed the global icon for over 20 years and runs She's Alive, LLC, filed for a temporary restraining order against Seaver last month. A temporary restraining order is a short-term court order issued to restrict an individual's actions until a formal hearing can take place.
In court documents viewed by TMZ, Nozell stated that he officially fired Seaver from his security role on September 15. Nozell claimed Seaver demanded money from him while "invoking his self-proclaimed military-contractor experience, access to weapons, and capacity for violence."
Nozell alleged that Seaver referred to himself as a "killer" and told him: "All I do is warfare…everyone needs to be worried about what I might do."
As part of the restraining order application, Nozell requested that the court order Seaver to stay at least 1,000 feet away from Parton's office. He also asked that Seaver be prohibited from contacting any of Parton's businesses or corporate affiliates.
Restraining order dispute and response
Seaver strongly pushed back against the allegations last month in a statement to People, dismissing the restraining order as "spurious" and calling it "simply a publicity stunt."
Seaver claimed that the term was an inside joke within the singer's inner circle. "Dolly called me her killer," Seaver said. "It was a joke we used around her camp. I was her 'baby boy ninja' and Danny Nozell took that text out of context to somehow imagine that I was threatening him. He’s always called me The Killer."
Despite Seaver's denial, the legal battle over the estate has continued to escalate in Tennessee courts.
Court battle and representation delays
Seaver filed a motion on Friday requesting a 10-day extension for a court hearing originally scheduled for October 9, according to the AP.
Sources told TMZ on Tuesday that Seaver has struggled to secure legal representation in Tennessee. Every attorney Seaver consulted had preexisting ties to Pinnacle Bank, a major regional financial institution headquartered in Nashville that is involved in the proceedings, creating conflicts of interest that prevented them from taking his case.
Representatives for She's Alive pushed back against the requested extension in an October 5 court response reviewed by People. The company claimed Seaver "attempted to evade service of process, and this court should not reward that behavior." Service of process is the legal protocol requiring official delivery of court summonses to a named defendant.
She's Alive told the court that process servers made three separate attempts to serve Seaver at his home, noting that the property had a "no-trespassing sign in the front yard and barbed wire draped across the handrails leading to the front door."
The company expressed doubt over Seaver's claims of difficulty finding a lawyer, stating that he "waited until the last moment to take any action, and the court should not reward that behavior."
A court case summary reviewed by The Daily Mail on Tuesday revealed that the judge granted the extension, pushing the hearing date from October 9 to October 20.
The Daily Mail reached out to Seaver, Nozell, and representatives for Pinnacle Bank for comment regarding the latest court filings.
