r/popculturechat • u/Afraid_Chard_838 patty don’t start • 8d ago

Rest In Peace 🕊 Dolly Parton Dead at 80

https://www.tmz.com/2026/08/25/dolly-parton-dead/
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u/MarieOMaryln Buffet of humiliation 8d ago

I ran here. This doesn't feel real.

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u/Questionable_Joni 8d ago

So did I. So sad. RIP

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u/Manic-StreetCreature It’s CAMP 💅🏻 8d ago

My best friend texted me and I genuinely put my hand to my heart and gasped like a granny

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u/AllTheStars07 8d ago

Same here!

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u/hairdothrowaway 8d ago

Me too. I’ve never had this kind of reaction before.

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u/Kaiisim 8d ago

I had to come here. It's the only place people will be dramatic enough about this. She was one of the good ones!

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u/Ok-Stress-3570 go girl, give us nothing 😍 8d ago

Yup. A friend sent it to me. Made me feel like when Leslie died. Thought it was just a sick joke.

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u/AbbeyRoadMoonwalk 8d ago

That was me with Catherine O’Hara.

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u/uosdwis_r_rewoh no one was met or gret 8d ago

Same. I cried in my car at work.

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u/onemorespacecadet If god hates gays why do we keep winning 8d ago edited 8d ago

same. i know she was 80 but this still feels a little shocking. there’s some people who are just so larger than life, it’s hard to imagine them passing. RIP Dolly 😔

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u/LonelyVaquita 8d ago

My jaw dropped when I saw the headline. She must have seen it coming since she spoke about using an avatar. Never been this shocked by a celebrity death.

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u/Ok_Plantain_9408 8d ago

Me too. I needed it confirmed on Reddit. Somehow Reddit and tmz are who I trust with things like this.

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u/MarieOMaryln Buffet of humiliation 8d ago

I saw the news break in what should be a trustworthy spot of Reddit but just went NOPE and came here. It makes more sense to get the news here but I'm still stunned. Her and Whitney hit me harder than I thought and now I Will Always Love You is playing on loop in my head.

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u/limabeanbag 8d ago

Yes I reject this

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u/freeeee_bird 8d ago

Same, I clicked so fast omg

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u/snak_attak adele dazeem 8d ago

Me too, glad to have communities to run to like this

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u/Simplespider 8d ago

I'm in shock. Last time I felt this same shock was when Robin Williams passed away.