A Tennessee judge granted Dolly Parton's estate a temporary restraining order against her nephew, Bryan Seaver, on Wednesday, one day after the trust accused him of interfering with its business relationships through "threats, intimidation and coercion."

Chancellor I'Ashea L. Myles of Nashville Chancery Court directed Seaver to stay at least 1,000 feet from estate employees and business partners, keep off private property owned by the estate, and refrain from disruptive or harassing conduct, according to the order obtained by Rolling Stone. The judge cited a series of emails and other communications that allegedly paired "threats with demands for payment."

Seaver could not be reached for comment on Wednesday. He is the relative who announced Parton's death in a prerecorded video posted to her Instagram account, a post that drew millions of reactions. Court filings state that Seaver previously worked for private military contractors and later provided security for Parton and her properties through his company, Squadron Augmented Protection Services, which is also subject to the order.

The ruling excerpts several messages filed as exhibits with the estate's complaint on Tuesday. In multiple texts, Seaver allegedly threatened Danny Nozell, the sole manager of She's Alive LLC — the company Parton designated to control her professional property and business interests after her death.

"I'm going to destroy the entire brand if you don't get these [Dollywood business partners] out of our bit," Seaver allegedly wrote on Aug. 19, roughly a week before Parton died at age 80.

"I just sold 29 million dollars worth of ammo to Haiti. I'm not exactly a media person, Danny. I'm literally an international arms dealer and mercenary," Seaver purportedly wrote in another text after Parton's death.

"Everyone needs to be worried about what I might do," reads another message attributed to him and cited in the ruling. "All I have is animosity and memory. But I'm going to spend the next times I have on earth ratfucking anyone that has ever betrayed my family."

Myles wrote that the statements carried weight "not merely because of their language in isolation, but also because they were made in conjunction with statements threatening specific individuals and business interests associated with Ms. Parton's professional property and estate." She added that Seaver had "expressly connected threatened interference with Ms. Parton's commercial interests to a demand for payment," citing another alleged message: "I'm going to set up a podcast dedicated to ruining Dolly's brand partnerships and telling the violations these people have done on us. It's going to be great. Or fucking pay me."

At this preliminary stage, the judge wrote, the messages appeared to demonstrate a "repeated course of conduct" in which Seaver identified specific people or interests and "coupled those threats with demands for payment or other action" while invoking "his claimed access to weapons, experience with violence, and intention to retaliate."

Lawyers for She's Alive removed Seaver from his security role connected to Parton's business on Sept. 15, according to a letter filed in the business-interference case. The termination did not affect his separate interest as a beneficiary of the trust. "The Co-Trustees will be in contact with you and the other beneficiaries in the near future regarding your interest as a beneficiary of the Trust," the letter said. "All parties hope that this will be a smooth transition, and the Trust group looks forward to corresponding with you as one of the beneficiaries."

In a statement to TMZ on Tuesday, Seaver defended his messages as taken out of context. "I am a career soldier and military contractor and do conduct arms deals for foreign governments," he said. "However, nothing in this lawsuit were threats and most of the comments I stand by."

Myles set a follow-up hearing for Oct. 7 to address any further relief sought by the estate. If Seaver contests the order, he must file a response by Oct. 2. The outcome will shape how She's Alive LLC manages Parton's brand and business interests while the broader business-interference case proceeds.