Something tells me Dolly wouldn’t be happy about this drama surrounding her death. Dolly Parton‘s estate has fired her nephew, Bryan Seaver, and his security companies from his longtime role of protecting the country music legend’s properties. Seaver, as you may recall, was the one who announced Dolly’s death back on August 25: A message from the family of Dolly Parton. pic.twitter.com/9DNRgRx0uH — Dolly Parton (@DollyParton) August 25, 2026 According to a termination notice obtained by TMZ, Seaver was informed that he was being dismissed immediately, and replacement guards have already been brought in to protect Dolly’s home in Nashville, along with her museum, downtown Music City residence and warehouse. As you can imagine, it doesn’t sound like the termination is sitting well with Seaver, who said he was “dismayed by the unexpected and, so far, unexplained” actions of Dolly’s longtime manager Danny Nozell and Pinnacle Bank, who is presumably serving as a trustee over her estate: “We remain unshakably resolved to fulfill her final directive to protect her family, and we refuse to be intimidated by those whose actions we believe are being taken in bad faith and with the intent to profit from the life of someone who willingly gave so much.”  Seaver, the son of Dolly’s sister Cassie Parton, had served as Dolly’s head of security for over 20 years, and in the video announcing her passing he reflected on the weight of the responsibility given to him by Dolly to tell the world that she was gone: “This video announcement is something Dolly asked of me years ago, before I fully absorbed it as a future reality. As her head of security, for more than two decades, a role my father Larry held before me. I have imagined the heaviness of this moment but haven’t truly felt it until now. It is an honor, an honor that is mixed with absolute pride and great sadness. But sadness lies with us, not with Dolly.” When her husband, Carl Dean, passed away last year, his entire estate went to his wife, with instructions that it be distributed between their nieces and nephews in the event that Dolly passed away before him. While we don’t know what was in Dolly’s will, presumably it would be similar to her husband’s instructions. Dolly’s estate is held by the DP Dean trust, named after the country singer and her late husband, and the notice of termination received by Seaver indicates that his “personal interest in the trust remains intact.” Neither Nozell nor her estate have commented on the decision to fire her nephew and longtime head of security, though it sounds like the fight over her estate is unfortunately going to get nasty – which I think we can all agree would be the last thing Dolly would have wanted. Such a shame and a dishonor to such an amazing life and legacy.The post Dolly Parton’s Nephew Fired As Head Of Security For Her Estate, Calls Out The Country Legend’s Longtime Manager first appeared on Whiskey Riff.