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Dolly Parton's manager moves to drop complaint accusing late singer's nephew of threatening estate

KARE11 (Tegna, Minneapolis) and WKRN News2 (Nexstar, Nashville) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Dolly Parton’s longtime manager moved to drop a complaint that accused the late singer’s nephew of threatening her estate and its employees.
The headline split WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk) frames it as "Dolly Parton's manager moves to drop complaint accusing late singer's nephew of threateni...". WKRN News2 (Nexstar, Nashville) frames it as "Dolly Parton's estate issues notice to drop lawsuit against her nephew".
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CenterDolly Parton's manager moves to drop complaint accusing late singer's nephew of threatening estate

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WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk)News report · Nov 6, 3:40 AM

Dolly Parton's manager moves to drop complaint accusing late singer's nephew of threatening estate

Dolly Parton’s longtime manager moved to drop a complaint that accused the late singer’s nephew of threatening her estate and its employees.

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WKRN News2 (Nexstar, Nashville)News report · Nov 6, 3:07 AM

Dolly Parton's estate issues notice to drop lawsuit against her nephew

According to Davidson County Chancery Court records, a notice of dismissal was filed on Thursday, Nov. 5.

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Nov 6, 3:07 AM: WKRN News2 (Nexstar, Nashville) joined the source map.

Nov 6, 3:40 AM: WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk) joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 9 sources · 1 bucket.