Stella Parton, sister of late country legend Dolly Parton, has some serious need with country entertainers.
She said that she hasn’t heard from anyone in the country music industry after her sister’s death.
Stella Parton says she received no condolences from country entertainers after sister Dolly Parton’s death
Page Six reports that the Nashville-based musician appeared on “CBS Mornings” for a sit-down and commented on not getting any condolence messages from fellow country performers.
The 77-year-old said, “I haven’t had one condolence from anyone — anybody that I know, entertainers that I know.” Stella doubled down on the nonchalance displayed by the industry saying that she hasn’t “heard from anybody” after Dolly’s death at 80. “Nobody [has reached out],” she said on “CBS Mornings” Thursday. “Not one.”
Stella deciphered the reason behind this unexpected silence. “I’m assuming it might be because of my political, you know, activism on social media,” Stella speculated. “I don’t know.”
Speaking of politics, Stella had ranted against President Donald Trump on X days before Dolly passed away.
Meanwhile, Dolly has been famously tight-lipped about her political inclinations – something her sister put down to being a “good businesswoman.”
“I don’t voice my political opinions,” Dolly declared in October 2017. “I just get out there and entertain. To me, that’s what I do.”
Asked whether Stella’s and Dolly’s political views align, the former deigned to comment. “I will not talk about that,” she told Gayle King during the sitdown. “You think you’re so clever, don’t you?”
In 2019, Dolly explained to The Guardian, “I’ve got as many Republican friends as I’ve got Democrat friends, and I just don’t like voicing my opinion on things.”
Stella, however, is clearer with her anti-Trump statements. She clarified that she would not condemn” Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin for blasting Trump, 80.
The country music community may not have been responsive, but celebrities have poured tributes while processing the country legend’s death. Homages included a heart-felt note from Buckingham Palace.
