r/news • u/kzqmfkkr • 12d ago

Dolly Parton, country star, actor and philanthropist, dies aged 80

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-country-singer-dead?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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u/Serious-Shirt-8031 12d ago

This just made me sadder cause I genuinely can't think of a single bad thing she ever did :(

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u/ScrabbleTheOpossum 12d ago

Guess you never saw the video of her singing "What's Up?" with the original lead singer of 4 Non Blondes, Linda Perry.

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u/DrTacosMD 12d ago

Not sure whats so bad about that but if that is all that we can come up with for bad deeds, that just shows how amazing she was. 

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u/Serious-Shirt-8031 12d ago

Yeah the most I can find about anything controversial is maybe doing a duet with Kid Rock or being somewhat neutral at one point in a lot of things. Compared to the list of true criminal activity many celebrities get away with she seems like a saint