Estate files against nephew

Dolly Parton's estate accused her nephew Bryan Seaver of threatening to commit violence and destroy her legacy and business empire in court filings submitted Tuesday.

Who is Bryan Seaver

Bryan Seaver owns a company that provided Parton's security detail and was handpicked by the star to announce her death from cancer last month.

Threatening messages alleged

She's Alive, which manages Parton's professional property and business, claims Seaver sent increasingly threatening messages over several weeks starting before Parton's death.

What Seaver allegedly said

In a message dated September first, Seaver wrote: "I'm going to set up a podcast dedicated to ruining Dolly's brand partnerships and telling the violations these people have done on us. It's going to be great. Or f, pay me."

“I'm going to set up a podcast dedicated to ruining Dolly's brand partnerships and telling the violations these people have done on us. It's going to be great. Or f, pay me.”

Impact on estate operations

The messages caused Parton's trusts and estates attorney to leave and She's Alive employees to resign. The entity hired private security for employees, including at their homes.

Restraining order sought

The restraining order would stop Seaver from talking with or being within one thousand feet of She's Alive employees, attorneys and business partners, and from interfering with business relationships.