The agent of country music legend Dolly Parton on Thursday dropped a civil action against the singer’s nephew, US media reported, amid a dispute over the artist’s estate.
The complaint filed in September by Danny Nozell, Dolly Parton’s longtime manager, accused his nephew, Bryan Seaver, of threats to take over the star’s financial empire, which includes an amusement park, a hotel and a museum scheduled to open soon.
Bryan Seaver, who announced Dolly Parton’s death at age 80 in August, had been responsible for security at the artist’s properties for years but was abruptly fired, according to TMZ.
Court documents alleged that Mr. Seaver made “threats,” including a text message in which he warned that he would become “the arm of vengeance for (his) entire family,” the New York Times reported.
As part of this procedure, a judge issued a temporary restraining order against Mr. Seaver, which was abandoned Thursday in a Nashville court, several American media reported.
A true empire
Throughout her musical career marked by numerous hits, Dolly Parton has built a veritable empire, notably with the Dollywood theme park in her native Tennessee, which welcomes nearly four million visitors per year.
The singer’s fortune is estimated at $450 million according to the specialist site Forbes. Her husband, Carl Dean, died last year and the couple had no children.
