Bryan Seaver, nephew of country music icon Dolly Parton and her former head of security, has requested a delay in an upcoming court hearing regarding a restraining order filed against him by Parton’s manager, Danny Nozell. The hearing, originally scheduled for October 9, may be postponed by about ten days based on Seaver's request due to his lack of legal representation at this time. In filings with the Tennessee court, Seaver acknowledged that without an attorney, he is unable to effectively defend himself in the matter and noted that a potential lawyer can only meet him on October 5. The restraining order was filed last month after Nozell alleged that Seaver had made threats against him and attempted extortion.
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Story summary
Bryan Seaver, the nephew of country music legend Dolly Parton, has asked a Tennessee court for more time to hire a lawyer before defending himself against a restraining order filed by She's Alive, the entity managing Parton’s estate. The original hearing, scheduled for October 9, is now requested to be postponed by about ten days due to Seaver's lack of legal representation and knowledge. Parton died on August 25, and She's Alive—run by her longtime manager Danny Nozell—accused Seaver of threatening violence and attempting to destroy Parton’s legacy and business empire in a court petition filed last month.
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Dolly Parton’s embattled nephew, Bryan Seaver, is asking a judge to delay the court hearing over the late country icon’s longtime manager and estate’s restraining order against him.
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According to documents filed on Friday in Tennessee and obtained by the Associated Press, the “Jolene” singer’s former head of security — who was fired from his role in September following Parton’s Aug. 25 death — filed a motion requesting a hearing set for Oct. 9 be pushed back by around 10 days.
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Per the news outlet, Seaver is currently representing himself in the matter, and noted in the motion that “the defendant’s lack any legal knowledge or skills to proceed in this matter without retained counsel or what, if any, challenges can or should be raised.”
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Seaver claimed a lawyer he hopes to retain cannot meet with him until Oct. 5, and noted that until a potential new court date, he won’t object to the restraining order being extended.
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Per the Associated Press, the judge in the case has not yet responded.
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Parton’s longtime manager, Danny Nozell, filed a restraining order against Seaver last month, alleging Seaver had been threatening him and attempting to extort him for money.
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Per documents obtained by Page Six, Nozell alleged Seaver had “invok[ed] his self-proclaimed military-contractor experience, access to weapons, and capacity for violence” to extort money.
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“Everyone needs to be worried about what I might do,” the management company alleged Seaver said.
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They also claimed he promised to “destroy the entire brand” and “ratf–k every entity.”
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He also claimed that “nothing” in the lawsuit qualified as “threats,” adding, “Most of the comments I stand by.”
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Seaver continued, “I was talking frankly in a private way with Danny who I thought was my friend and he fancies himself a gangster.”
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Meanwhile, a resurfaced police report from 2000 shed light on Seaver’s past.
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According to the document obtained by the Sun on Friday, the former head of security was reportedly arrested for assault following an alleged incident at Banana Joe’s bar in Nashville on Oct. 6, 2000.
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Per the report, an alleged victim told authorities Seaver unsuccessfully attempted to “take a swing at him” after being informed he could be thrown out of the establishment.
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According to the Sun, though Seaver was taken into custody, the case was ultimately dismissed.
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A rep for Seaver had not yet responded to Page Six on Friday.
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Seaver announced his famous aunt’s death in an emotional Instagram video on Aug. 25, saying that though he’d “imagined the heaviness” of the moment, he hadn’t “truly felt it until now.”
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In the Reel, Seaver noted that he’d been Parton’s head of security “for more than two decades,” adding that his father held the role before him.
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“It is an honor that is mixed with absolute pride and great sadness,” he said.
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“But sadness lies with us, not with Dolly.”
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Seaver claimed the announcement was something his aunt “asked of [him] years ago, before [he] fully absorbed it as a future reality.”
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He added in part, “My family and I have shared a lifetime of beautiful memories with Dolly, but so have you.”
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