Hollywood is mourning Dolly Parton, country musician, actress and philanthropist, who has died.
The “9 to 5” and “Jolene” singer had been contending with ongoing health issues, leading her to cancel appearances and shows in May and postpone a Las Vegas residency in September.
“They say don’t meet your heroes. Her bravery to know that she was more than they thought she was and that she needed to break away and move on into new work and new possibilities led her to write I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU, as her way of thanking and loving, but moving on. She is a great example for us all,” actres Jamie Lee Curtis wrote in one post on Instagram.
“Thank you, Dolly,” Curtis said in another post. “For all of it.”
Actor Pedro Pascal called the singer songwriter “one of one,” adding “we must make more.”
“I will certainly miss her laughter, jokes and her being,” Dionne Warwick wrote on Instagram. “Rest well and in total peace my friend.”
“I’m devastated,” Keke Palmer wrote on Instagram. “Truly.”
“I’m so sad right now. One of my favorite memories was taping the special “Carol and Dolly” in Nashville,” comedian Carol Burnett shared to Instagram. “We shot the week of Thanksgiving and Dolly made individual turkey dinners for every one of us, that she cooked herself. We were a family. That’s who she was.
Octavia Spencer called Parton “a gift to the world.”
“Your voice, your philanthropic heart, and warmth made us a feel seen and that the world was a pretty decent place,” the actress continued. “We miss you.”
“Dolly taught us that you can be anything and do anything and to do it with kindness,” Colman Domingo wrote on X. “What a light. We are all grateful that we lived in a time of Dolly Parton. We will always love her.”
Still more tributes came from Lily Tomlin, Bette Midler, Patton Oswalt, Andy Cohen, Kristin Chenoweth, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kelly Osbourne, Brene Brown, the Jackson 5 Instagram account, the late Leslie Jordan’s Instagram account, Casey Rose Wilson, Holly Robinson Peete, Jill Wagner, Katharine McPhee Foster and The Muppets.
Singer Kacey Musgraves posted to X with a broken heart emoji, writing “This really hurts.”
“I cannot believe the world has lost @DollyParton OMG. I loved Dolly,” Boy George wrote. “Everyone loved Dolly!”
Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash posted, and singer Maren Morris wrote “there will never be another.”
Some of Parton’s more recent musical collaborations included features on Beyoncé’s “Tyrant” on Cowboy Carter and Sabrina Carpenter’s “Please Please Please” from Man’s Best Friend.
“What a sad day for America what a sad day for the world what a sad day for the pardon family. Dolly!” Henry Winkler wrote. “We will miss you in more ways than one can say you were a treasure on this earth.”
Journalist Megyn Kelly described Parton as “as close to total goodness as any mere mortal could come.”
“She united us all in our love and admiration for her and, now, in mourning her,” Kelly continued. “God bless you Dolly. R.I.P.”
“The Academy is deeply saddened by the passing of Dolly Parton. She leaves behind a legacy that reaches far beyond the stage,” The Academy of Country Music said in a statement. “Through her unmistakable voice, unforgettable songs, generosity and larger-than-life spirit, she touched generations and made the world a little brighter.”
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