Dolly Parton's nephew Bryan Seaver is publicly defending his sibling Rebecca now that the late country icon's museum has shown her the door. Bryan is already tangled up in an ugly court fight with the company that runs Dolly's estate.

In a Facebook post Bryan said he is "very proud of my sister Rebecca Seaver and her endeavors building Dolly's archive and museum."

He also had warm words for his cousin Danielle Parton, calling her "my closest family and my buddy." He wrote, "We are nearest in age and have always been pals."

'There is no feud between us'

Bryan said he will "always and will forever sing her praises and support her as she goes about her journey and career."

"Both of these women are dynamos in their fields and there is no feud between us. I love them both with all my heart," he added.

Rebecca's exit

According to reports last week, the people in charge of Dolly's estate let Rebecca go from her management job overseeing the archive plus museum operations. Her whole staff was cut loose along with her.

Bryan's own legal fight

Bryan used to head up security for Dolly. He was let go over text messages he allegedly sent. Those texts are now at the heart of his court battle with the estate team.

The estate's side says the messages threatened Dolly's businesses. Bryan insists he would never threaten anyone with physical harm. He says the only thing he ever went after was their reputations.