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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Entertainment
Victoria Bekiempis

Dolly Parton’s estate alleges her nephew used barbed wire to avoid being served

Dolly Parton sits in an armchair, wearing a red and black top and lace trousers
Dolly Parton poses at the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy ceremony in New York on 13 October 2022. Photograph: Andrés Kudacki/AP

Dolly Parton’s estate has alleged that her nephew and former security head used barbed wire and a no trespassing sign to avoid being served in a lawsuit, according to a court filing confirmed by the Guardian.

The country star’s company has filed suit against her nephew, Bryan Seaver, claiming that he menaced and attempted to strong-arm Parton’s estate after she died on 25 August. Seaver announced Parton’s death in a video and previously said this was “something Dolly asked of me years ago”.

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