Stella Parton is setting the record straight. After a week of headlines about her nephew Bryan Seaver being fired as Dolly Parton’s head of security and a restraining order filed against him by Dolly’s longtime manager Danny Nozell, Stella took to Facebook to say the family is“still intact and moving forward.”She also warned fans to be wary of what they read online, and took time to honor both Dolly and their brother Denver, who passed in July.
The legal details are messy. Nozell alleges Seaver threatened violence and tried to extort money from him. Seaver says the messages were private anger between grieving friends and were misinterpreted, and he stands by most of what he said. So far, no resolution, just two very different accounts of the same conversation.
Meanwhile, Friday marks a celebration of Dolly’s life, exactly one month after her death. Whatever happens with the court case, the family is walking through an impossible milestone with the whole world watching. Stella’s ask is simple: be careful what you believe online. So we want to hear from you. When a celebrity family is grieving in public, how much should fans really know?
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