RUMORS of country star Dolly Parton’s death circulated online after ‘Dolly Parton dead’ became a trending topic on X, formerly Twitter.
The speculations spread quickly among fans, leaving many wondering if Dolly Parton had indeed passed.
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Who is Dolly Parton?
Born on January 19, 1946, in Pittman Center, Tennessee, Dolly Parton is an American singer-songwriter, actress, philanthropist, and entrepreneur.
She is one of the most successful musicians in the world, having sold over 100 million records throughout her career spanning more than five decades.
She holds the Guinness World record for having the longest span of No. 1 hits on the Top Country Albums chart by a female artist.
Throughout her long career, she’s had over 100 chart-topping tracks, 25 of which had gone no. 1 on the Billboard country music charts.
A renowned composer, Dolly has written a long list of hits, including I Will Always Love You, Jolene, and 9 to 5.
She is a proud recipient of 11 Grammy awards out of 50 nominations, and in 1999, she was inducted into the Country Hall of Fame.
Dolly also has nominations from the Academy Awards, the Emmy Awards, and the Tony Awards.
She has a reported net worth of $650million.
Why is ‘Dolly Parton dead’ trending?
Many fans were concerned when ‘Dolly Parton dead’ became a trending topic on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Rumors of her death can be traced back to videos shared on YouTube and Facebook that claimed that the singer was “found dead in the bathroom.”
The videos were titled: “30 minutes ago famous singer Dolly Parton was found dead in the bathroom after suffering a stroke.”
There was also a post that made rounds on Facebook claiming that Dolly had passed on August 3, 2023. “She will be missed but not forgotten. Please show your sympathy and condolences by commenting and liking this page,” it read.
Fans took to X to express their disbelief, with one writing: “Woke up pissed! Someone lied and said Dolly Parton was dead and I almost lost my mind!”
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Another fan penned: “Today I saw a FAKE ‘Dolly Parton, dead at 77’ article and realized we are not ready for tsunami of despair that’s going to overtake social media when the day actually comes.”
This is not the first time that Dolly has been the subject of a death hoax.
In fact, in 2008, her death has been reported on TV.
“I was asleep. I was at the lake house with my husband and it came across Fox News that I had died of a heart attack,” the singer told Access Hollywood.
“My husband comes and wakes me up saying, ‘Wake up! You’re dead! You need to call some people to let them know its not so!’”
“But here I am! I guess you can see that it wasn’t true. I don’t know how those things get started.”
How is Dolly Parton doing?
It’s safe to say that Dolly Parton is alive and well.
It appears that she is on a clean bill of health, too.
In an interview with Wall Street Journal, she shared that she is careful about what she eats on a daily basis.
“If I’m working I’ll stay on a low-carb diet during the week and then eat anything I want on the weekends,” she said.
“I just watch moderation for the most part…. I have a tendency to gain weight because I’m so short and because I have a farmer’s daughter’s appetite.”
Dolly also expressed no intent to ever retire, or at least not anytime soon.
“I would never retire. I’ll just hopefully drop dead in the middle of a song on stage someday, hopefully one I’ve written,” she said in an appearance on Greatest Hits Radio.
“As long as I’m able to work, as long as my health is good, and my husband is good.
“I mean, the only way that I would ever slow down or stop would be for that reason. But in the meantime, I’m going to make hay while the sun shines.”
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