“All I do is warfare,” Seaver, who was employed by Parton for over 20 years until his Sept. 15 firing, allegedly wrote, “everyone needs to be worried about what I might do.”
The temporary restraining order, which was granted Sept. 22 according to People, noted that Parton’s estate believed that Seaver’s military background augmented the severity of the threats. In addition, the lawsuit alleged that Seaver—the son of Parton’s sister Cassie Parton and Larry Seaver—voiced intent to harm Parton’s brand.
“In writing, he vowed to ‘destroy the entire brand,'” one filing read, per People, “and also told her entertainment attorney: ‘I’m not an entertainment person. I’m a killer.'”
E! News has reached out to Seaver, Nozell and reps for Parton for comment but has not yet heard back.