Dolly Parton's $450 million legacy has become the center of a bitter family divide as the legal battle over her sprawling estate intensifies.

An insider exclusively told Page Six that several of Parton's family members are not on the side of her nephew and former head of security, Bryan Seaver, who has been accused of sending threats to the late musician's employees.

 Things with Bryan seem to be bad in the family,  our insider said, noting that  publicly, most are defending him, but not all. 

Our informant voiced their own distrust of Seaver, calling him a  fraud  and claiming Parton herself began to wonder whether he was overstepping his authority after handling her security for decades.

10 Dolly Parton's $450 million legacy has become the center of a bitter family divide as the legal battle over her sprawling estate intensifies. (Pictured: Parton in April 2014.) Getty Images

10 An insider exclusively told Page Six that several of Parton's family members are not on the side of her nephew and former head of security, Bryan Seaver (pictured in May 2022). bryan seaver/ instagram

 [Dolly] eventually realized he was becoming too powerful and that maybe his intentions weren't great, but she didn't know how to approach that,  our source claimed, emphasizing that the beloved country singer  wasn't a confrontational person. 

Despite Seaver's alleged standing among certain Parton relatives, our insider believes they are unlikely to publicly criticize him for fear of tarnishing her reputation.

 The family is generally quiet about internal matters. Part of it is probably to protect Dolly and preserve the family name,  our informant explained.

However, the source pointed to a recent Instagram comment made by Parton's niece Danielle Parton - who was just announced as Dolly's estate's official brand ambassador - in which she suggested there's bad blood with Seaver.

10  Things with Bryan seem to be bad in the family,  our insider said, noting that  publicly, most are defending him, but not all.  (Pictured: Seaver in July 2020.) bryan seaver/ instagram

10 Our informant voiced their own distru
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