<p><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/dolly-parton"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dolly Parton</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> had the best response to rumors that she was selling </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/marijuana"><span style="font-weight: 400;">CBD gummies</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/country-music"><span style="font-weight: 400;">country music</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> legend addressed these claims on her official social media accounts Wednesday, denying the gossip with her signature brand of wit and humor. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;Dolly Parton is not affiliated with, has not endorsed, and is not associated with any keto or CBD gummy product. She’s more the cake, cookie, and cornbread type,&#8221; the post <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CoI8whfOmQ1">said</a>. It was signed, &#8220;Team Dolly.&#8221; </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The website Snopes.com previously </span><a href="https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/dolly-parton-allegations-cbd-gummies/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">addressed</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> the claims as well, saying they were false and that Parton never endorsed those products. Users had apparently been reacting to Facebook ads using the country music star’s image to sell CBD gummies that could allegedly “reverse dementia.” </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The ad includes a photo of Parton with the headline: “Allegation(s) Against Dolly Parton Have Been Confirmed.&#8221; Snopes confirmed this was all false, and that the accompanying link revealed no allegations or proof after clicking on the ad. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Fans rallied around the “Jolene” singer in the comments, writing, &#8220;I’ll get the pitchforks,&#8221; and, &#8220;You let me know where to meet you.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;Dolly is such a class act,&#8221; another person shared. &#8220;(And also WHO had the nerve?!)&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Many fans found humor in Parton’s reaction, pointing out how she’s never involved in scandals and gets along with everyone. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“This is the most drama Dolly ever will get involved with,” one follower observed.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Another said the singer should consider making the rumors a reality.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> “Okay but imagine Dolly CBD products….. we would go crazy over that,” someone else said.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">While she’s not promoting CBD gummies, Parton did recently join with Duncan Hines for a special line of Southern-inspired cake mixes and frosting flavors which sold out just after they debuted, per</span><a href="https://www.today.com/popculture/dolly-parton-not-selling-keto-cbd-gummies-rcna68737"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Today</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. She said the match-up made sense because she “loved to cook and, growing up in the South, I especially love that authentic Mom and Pop kind of cooking.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The publication noted that the country legend also published a cookbook in 2006 called &#8220;Dolly’s Dixie Fixin’s: Love, Laughter, and Lots of Good Food.&#8221;</span></p>


57th Academy of Country Music Awards – Arrivals

Dolly Parton Gave The Best Answer To Rumors She’s Promoting CBD Gummies

Dolly Parton Gave The Best Answer To Rumors She's Promoting CBD Gummies

Celebrities

Country Music

Dolly Parton

Marijuana

<p><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/dolly-parton" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dolly Parton</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> has some thoughts on what makes for a long and happy </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/marriage" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">marriage</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The 76-year-old </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/country-music" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">country music</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> legend has been married to </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tennessee" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tennessee</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> businessman Carl Thomas Dean since 1966 and says it’s a combination of humor and picking the right partner that has kept them going for 56 years.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;I like it when people say, ‘How did it last so long?’ I say, ‘I stay going,'&#8221; Parton explained during an interview with <a href="https://etcanada.com/news/952554/dolly-parton-says-warped-sense-of-humour-is-key-to-56-year-marriage-with-carl-dean/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ET Canada</a>.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;You know, there’s a lot to be said about that. So, we’re not in each other’s face all the time. He’s not in the business, so we have different interests, but yet we have the things we love to do together,” she continued. “So it was meant to be, I think. He was the one I was supposed to have and vice versa.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Parton also echoed the classic marriage advice of having a sense of humor, even when things go wrong.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;We both have a warped sense of humor. And I think humor, honestly, is one of the best things when you’re married like that. Even if you have a problem, if you have a great sense of humor, if you say something you can’t take back [you] usually have some crazy way of getting out of it,&#8221; she said.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">And the “Jolene” singer said they’re not especially mean to each other. &#8220;We’ve never had, you know, serious arguments to say bad things to each other we have to take back,&#8221; Parton revealed.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">According to Parton’s </span><a href="https://dollyparton.com/life-and-career/carl-dean-husband/4406" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">website</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, the couple met outside the Wishy Washy laundromat when she was 18 and he was 21. “I was surprised and delighted that while he talked to me, he looked at my face (a rare thing for me),” she shared of their first meeting. “He seemed to be genuinely interested in finding out who I was and what I was about.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">He has also admitted feeling smitten at first sight.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“My first thought was I’m gonna marry that girl,” Dean shared during their 50th wedding anniversary vow renewal in 2016, </span><a href="https://www.etonline.com/news/190615_dolly_parton_and_carl_dean_renew_wedding_vows_for_50th_wedding_anniversary"><span style="font-weight: 400;">per</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Entertainment Tonight. “My second thought was, ‘Lord she’s good lookin.’ And that was the day my life began.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">During a previous interview, the country icon said she loves that Dean isn’t part of the industry.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“We’re completely opposite, but that’s what makes it fun,” she </span><a href="http://www.people.com/article/dolly-parton-husband-carl-dean-interview" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">told</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> People Magazine in 2015. “I never know what he’s gonna say or do. He’s always surprising me. My husband is a good man, first of all. He’s a deep person, but he has a great and warped sense of humor. He makes me laugh and entertains me. He’s very secure within himself.”</span></p>


We Are Family Foundation Honors Dolly Parton & Jean Paul Gaultier

Dolly Parton Shares Secret To Her 56-Year Marriage: ‘It Was Meant To Be’

Dolly Parton Shares Secret To Her 56-Year Marriage: 'It Was Meant To Be'

Entertainment

Marriage

U.S.

<p>Dolly Parton finally confirmed rumors about a time capsule that she&#8217;s placed under her Dollywood theme park that she said won&#8217;t be unveiled until she&#8217;s 99 years old, whether she&#8217;s still alive or not.</p>
<p>During the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/dolly-parton">76-year-old</a> country music icon&#8217;s appearance on &#8220;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INHV3lvyBfM">The Kelly Clarkson Show</a>,&#8221; Parton said that inside the capsule buried beneath the Tennessee amusement park is an unreleased track.</p>
<p>&#8220;I have written a song that nobody&#8217;s gonna hear until I&#8217;m 99 years old — I might be there, I might not be,&#8221; the country star shared.</p>
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<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s when we did Dollywood, when we reworked that, and we put it in a time capsule to be, you know, to be opened,&#8221; she added. &#8220;And I put all the things that had to do with the times. I put a cassette player &#8230; CD player.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;And I tell you, you have no idea how that has bothered me,&#8221; Parton continued.  &#8220;I want to go dig that up so bad and think, &#8216;well, I need to use that song&#8217; because it&#8217;s like you know, and it&#8217;s a really good song. But yes, I have a song that&#8217;s buried that nobody&#8217;s going to hear til, I don&#8217;t know whose damn idea that was.&#8221;</p>
<p>The country singer and actress said whether she&#8217;s there or not, she worries that no one will ever hear the unreleased song because it will probably disintegrate by then.</p>
<p>Clarkson said she thought the idea was beautiful. Parton replied, &#8220;It will be really special and hopefully you&#8217;ll still be there.&#8221;</p>
<p>The &#8220;Jolene&#8221; hitmaker was recently <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dolly-parton-reacts-to-making-it-into-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame">inducted</a> into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, an honor she initially tried to decline, suggesting she wasn&#8217;t qualified because she never wrote rock music.</p>
<p>In a recent interview with <a href="https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/dolly-parton-rock-roll-hall-fame-interview-1235066988/">Billboard</a> magazine, Parton joked that when her manager told her she would be inducted, she thought, &#8220;Well, I guess I&#8217;m a rock star now.&#8221; She went on to explain how she felt so &#8220;honored.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;And I appreciate the Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame people for staying there with me,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I never meant to cause trouble or stir up any controversy. It was just always my belief — and I think millions of other people out there too — always thought the Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame was just set up for the greatest people in the rock &#8216;n&#8217; roll business, and I just didn&#8217;t feel like I really measured up to that and I don&#8217;t want to take anything away from the people that have worked so hard.&#8221;</p>


The 53rd Annual CMA Awards – Arrivals

Dolly Parton Confirms Rumors About Item She’s Placed Under Dollywood That Won’t Be Unveiled Until She’s 99

Dolly Parton Confirms Rumors About Item She's Placed Under Dollywood That Won't Be Unveiled Until She's 99

Country singer

Tennessee

<p>Country music legend Dolly Parton has received a $100 million award from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.</p>
<p>Parton is the 2022 recipient of his Courage and Charities Award for being a person who &#8220;leads with her heart.&#8221; The award is provided for the winner to donate to a charity or charities of their choice.</p>
<p><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">&#8220;We’ve just announced a new Courage and Civility award recipient — </span><span class="r-18u37iz"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" dir="ltr">@DollyParton</span></span><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">, who leads with her heart, and will put this $100 million award to great use helping so many people. She joins prior awardees, </span><span class="r-18u37iz"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" dir="ltr">@VanJones68</span></span><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"> and </span><span class="r-18u37iz"><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" dir="ltr">@Chefjoseandres</span></span><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">. Congrats, Dolly!&#8221; Bezos announced on Saturday.</span></p>
<p>Parton responded with a commitment to use the winnings to help others.</p>
<p><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">&#8220;I try to put my money where my heart is. I will do my best to do good things with this money.</span><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"> Thank you,&#8221; she tweeted.</span></p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">I try to put my money where my heart is. I will do my best to do good things with this money ❤️ Thank you <a href="https://twitter.com/JeffBezos?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JeffBezos</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LaurenSanchez?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LaurenSanchez</a> <a href="https://t.co/8RHh51z3jT">https://t.co/8RHh51z3jT</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Dolly Parton (@DollyParton) <a href="https://twitter.com/DollyParton/status/1591600947972935680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 13, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Parton also shared her thanks during a video that announced the award.</p>
<p>&#8220;When people are in a position to help, you should help. I know that I&#8217;ve always said I try to put my money where my heart is and I think you do the same thing,&#8221; she said.</p>
<p>Parton has long been known as a philanthropist. She donated $1 million to COVID research and is known for her Imagination Library through the <a href="https://dollywoodfoundation.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dollywood Foundation,</a> which donates books to young children in the U.S. and internationally.</p>
<p>In February, her Dollywood Parks and Resorts <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dolly-partons-dollywood-to-pay-100-tuition-fees-and-books-for-any-employee-pursuing-higher-education" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> that any part-time, seasonal, or full-time employee desiring to further their education could apply for 100% funding of tuition, books, and fees associated with schooling. Approximately 11,000 employees are eligible for the program. It officially launched on <span class="xn-chron">February 24, 2022</span>, for employees across its 25 U.S. attractions, including The Harlem Globetrotters, Dollywood Parks &amp; Resorts (Tenn.), Silver Dollar City (Mo.), Adventure Aquarium (N.J.), Newport Aquarium (Ky.), Kentucky Kingdom (Ky.), Wild Adventures (Ga.), and Pink Adventure Tours (Ariz., Tenn., Nev.).</p>
<p>The country music star also recently <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dolly-parton-reacts-to-making-it-into-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reacted</a> to the news that she made it into the 2022 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class despite previously seeking to have her name taken off the ballot.</p>
<p>During an interview with Billboard magazine, Parton joked that when her manager told her she would be inducted, she thought, “Well, I guess I’m a rock star now.” She went on to explain how she felt so “honored,” <a href="https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/dolly-parton-rock-roll-hall-fame-interview-1235066988/">reported</a> the outlet.</p>
<p>“And I appreciate the Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame people for staying there with me,” the country superstar shared. “I never meant to cause trouble or stir up any controversy. It was just always my belief — and I think millions of other people out there too — always thought the Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame was just set up for the greatest people in the rock ‘n’ roll business, and I just didn’t feel like I really measured up to that and I don’t want to take anything away from the people that have worked so hard.”</p>


Dolly Parton Receives $100 Million Award From Jeff Bezos

Charity

Jeff Bezos

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">With political differences increasing the polarization of the United States, it’s becoming more and more difficult to find any universally beloved celebrities in Hollywood. Dolly Parton is a glaring exception to this rule. Is there anyone who doesn’t adore the country music legend?</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">There are so many reasons for the endless praise from people of all ages and political persuasions for Dolly Parton. One of these is that Parton, 76, is so unapologetically herself; despite achieving fame and fortune beyond any country singer’s wildest dreams, she remains genuine. It also helps that the 11-time Grammy Award winner came from humble beginnings.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dolly Rebecca Parton was born in 1946 as the fourth of 12 children. She was raised in a one room cabin on the banks of the Little Pigeon River in Pittman Center, Tennessee. Despite having no money, the singer described her childhood as happy and fulfilled.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Her father, Lee, apparently didn&#8217;t have the money to pay the doctor who delivered her, so he paid him with a bag of cornmeal.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Parton described her home life by saying, “We were also very close as a family, always had a great faith in God. That gave us strength. I still draw from that because I stayed close to my family and my home. I didn&#8217;t leave home to get away from them.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">One famous anecdote from Parton’s childhood involved the singer almost severing three toes after stepping on broken glass. Since they couldn’t afford to go to the hospital, Parton’s mother sewed them back on herself with her quilting needles.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I was probably about six or seven. I had jumped across the fence onto a broken mason jar and cut three of my toes, just my little toes on my right foot, almost off and they were just kind of hanging there,” the country star told Dr. Oz during a 2017 show appearance, according to </span><a href="https://people.com/country/dolly-parton-mother-sewed-her-toes-back-on/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">People</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“So they grabbed me up and all my dad and my brothers, they had to hold me down. Momma, she put cornmeal — now, you’re a doctor, you might know, I think the cornmeal was to absorb the blood,” she continued. “They put kerosene on it for antiseptic and momma took her sewing needles — she used to make our quilts and stuff, and she literally had to sew my toes back on. But they worked and they healed and I’m still walking on them.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">She recalls her upbringing fondly, despite a lack of resources.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“We always made jokes and said we didn&#8217;t even know we were poor til some smart aleck up and told us,” Parton said during a </span><a href="https://www.today.com/popculture/dolly-parton-her-childhood-we-were-rich-things-money-dont-t60781"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today Show</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> appearance. “We didn&#8217;t have any money, but we were rich in things that money don&#8217;t buy. You know, like love and kindness and understanding.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">One of the singer’s best known charities is Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, a literacy non-profit that gives free books to millions of children. She started this book gifting program in part because her own father was illiterate.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It wouldn’t have been too surprising if the “9 to 5” and “Jolene” composer ended up with a big head after spending so much time in the public spotlight. However, Parton has stayed true to her roots, which has helped her fans fall in love even more – and she’s funny, too.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I never think of myself as a star because, as somebody once said, ‘A star is nothing but a big ball of gas’ – and I don&#8217;t want to be that,” she told </span><a href="https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-615/6296620/dolly-parton-talks-50-years-in-nashville-and-supporting-gay-fans"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Billboard</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> in 2014.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The singer doesn’t sleep much – she once said she’s up by 3 a.m. each day — which could explain how she’s managed to have such a prolific career. Parton has composed more than 5,000 songs, received nearly 200 industry awards, and sold more than 100 million records worldwide over her decades-long career. Somehow, she’s still smiling and creating all these years later.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Parton’s genius is rooted in her self-deprecating humor and how she feels both knowable and unknowable to the public, similar to the famed British monarch Queen Elizabeth. Parton doesn’t comment on politics, and she makes jokes about absolutely everything, especially her over-the-top appearance and mannerisms. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A BBC </span><a href="https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20201204-how-dolly-parton-became-the-worlds-best-loved-celebrity"><span style="font-weight: 400;">article</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> described her as “a master of distraction.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“She gives away very little,” her “9 to 5” co-star, Lily Tomlin, said of the star. “There’s a mystery about her.” </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Meanwhile, Parton said: “People feel like they know me.” The implication is that they don’t really, though.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Unlike some celebrities, it seems like the country star’s fame just keeps growing – to the point that Parton herself </span><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/30/t-magazine/dolly-parton.html"><span style="font-weight: 400;">said</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> in 2020, “I’m sick of Dolly, ain’t you?” It’s because she doesn’t seem to be chasing fame; fame seems to find her instead.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">When it comes to politics, Parton keeps her voting record a closely guarded secret. She won’t discuss anything publicly that would alienate either fan base. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I’ve got as many Republican friends as I’ve got Democrat friends and I just don’t like voicing my opinion on things,” she told the </span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/feb/24/dolly-parton-on-sexual-politics-ive-probably-hit-on-some-people-myself"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Guardian</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> in 2019. “I’ve seen things before, like the Dixie Chicks. You can ruin a career for speaking out.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Parton has come out in favor of LGBT rights and even hosts a “Gay Day” at her famed Dollywood Theme Park in Tennessee. Beyond that, the actress and philanthropist keeps her private life quiet. Her husband, Carl Thomas Dean, whom Parton wed in 1966, is almost never seen in photos. In 2011, Parton </span><a href="https://tasteofcountry.com/how-did-dolly-parton-meet-her-husband-carl/#:~:text=In%20a%202011%20interview%2C%20Parton,stayed%20out%20of%20the%20spotlight."><span style="font-weight: 400;">said</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, “We’re really very proud of our marriage. It’s the first for both of us. And the last.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">When Parton’s “9 to 5” costars Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin started bashing Donald Trump while the three were presenting at the 2017 Emmy Awards, the singer literally took a step back, smiled silently, and then made a boob joke.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I just did not want everybody to think that whatever they think is what I think,” Parton later told </span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/feb/24/dolly-parton-on-sexual-politics-ive-probably-hit-on-some-people-myself"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Guardian</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> of the incident in 2019.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I don’t really like getting up on TV and saying political things. I don’t even want to make a deal out of it, but I want people to know I’m my own individual self. Even though [Fonda, Tomlin, and I] may agree on a whole lot of things – and they may have more agreement [between] themselves because they’ve been together for longer – I still have my own thoughts and my own way of doing things. It’s not a matter of being disrespectful, it’s just, OK, that’s what they said, I’m not getting involved in it.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It’s this type of attitude that allows Parton to remain a national treasure.</span></p>


Readers Pass – Harding – The Life and Times of Dolly Parton16x9 (1)

‘I Never Think Of Myself As A Star’: Why We Love Dolly Parton

Hollywood

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<p>Dolly Parton reacted to the news that she made it into the 2022 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class after making a public plea to have her name taken off the ballot.</p>
<p>During the 76-year-old country music legend&#8217;s interview with Billboard magazine, Parton joked that when her manager told her she would be inducted, she thought, &#8220;well, I guess I&#8217;m a rock star now.&#8221; She went on to explain how she felt so &#8220;honored,&#8221; <a href="https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/dolly-parton-rock-roll-hall-fame-interview-1235066988/">reported</a> the outlet.</p>
<p>&#8220;And I appreciate the Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame people for staying there with me,&#8221; the country superstar shared. &#8220;I never meant to cause trouble or stir up any controversy. It was just always my belief — and I think millions of other people out there too — always thought the Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame was just set up for the greatest people in the rock &#8216;n&#8217; roll business, and I just didn&#8217;t feel like I really measured up to that and I don&#8217;t want to take anything away from the people that have worked so hard.&#8221;</p>
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<p>&#8220;So I just wanted to go pull out before it got started good,&#8221; she added. &#8220;I found out later that it&#8217;s far more than that, obviously. … I&#8217;m very honored and humbled by [the induction], and so I&#8217;ll try to live up to it.&#8221;</p>
<p>The &#8220;Jolene&#8221; hitmaker&#8217;s fellow inductees this year include Pat Benatar, Carly Simon, Eminem, Duran Duran, Lionel Richie, and the Eurythmics.</p>
<p>Parton said she wasn&#8217;t sure if she would attend the induction ceremony set to take place in Los Angeles in November.</p>
<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t know,&#8221; Dolly said. &#8220;If I do, I&#8217;m going to sing the hardest style rock &#8216;n&#8217; roll song I could ever muster up just to show that I can do it. I don’t know what I&#8217;ll do. … But I&#8217;ll do something to make it fun and to be forgiven for my mistake. To earn my title.&#8221;</p>
<p>Parton reiterated her plans to release a rock album and said she&#8217;s not sure when yet, &#8220;but I will do one,&#8221; she promised, hinting she would like to collaborate with legendary rocker Mick Jagger.</p>
<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m hoping we’re both around long enough when I get to doing this record that he&#8217;ll come sing with me, and I may have to use The Rolling Stones to play behind me,&#8221; Parton said. &#8220;I might do something like that — try to get some different rock bands, some of the classic bands, to back me on some of the songs I do and then do two or three or four originals.&#8221;</p>


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Dolly Parton Reacts To Making It Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

Dolly Parton Says She's 'Honored' To Get Inducted Into Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

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<p>The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced its official Class of 2022 inductees, and it includes artists like Eminem, Duran Duran, and more.</p>
<p>On Wednesday, the legendary Rock Hall revealed this year&#8217;s incoming members in a video posted on <a href="https://twitter.com/rockhall/status/1521824460894048258?s=20&amp;t=OwgT6z9uwUuEWFK0JNx-mw">Twitter</a>. And yes, Dolly <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dolly-partons-dollywood-to-pay-100-tuition-fees-and-books-for-any-employee-pursuing-higher-education">Parton</a> made the cut, despite the country music legend making a public plea to have her name taken off the ballot for fear that she didn&#8217;t meet the qualifications of a rock star. The singer said she was &#8220;flattered and grateful to be nominated&#8221; but did not feel she &#8220;earned that right,&#8221; as previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/country-legend-dolly-parton-respectfully-bows-out-of-rock-roll-hall-of-fame-consideration">reported</a> by The Daily Wire.</p>
<p>Parton&#8217;s fellow inductees include rocker Pat Benetar, Carly Simon, Eminem, Duran Duran, Lionel Richie, and the Eurythmics.</p>
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<p>The video announcement also shared that songwriters Jimmy Jam &amp; Terry Lewis and heavy metal group Judas Priest would join the Rock Hall with the &#8220;award for musical excellence.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Wow, this is so exciting — at last. At last, you know?&#8221; Judas Priest&#8217;s Rob Halford told <a href="https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/rock-roll-hall-of-fame-class-2022-dolly-parton-eminem-1235066490/">Billboard</a> after receiving the news. &#8220;And, glory hallelujah, there’s another metal band in the hall of fame! That&#8217;s the blessing we&#8217;ve all been waiting for.&#8221;</p>
<p>Richie called being selected &#8220;an incredible honor.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;I would like to say THANK YOU to all of the voters, to all of my wonderful fans and to everyone at the Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame,&#8221; the R&amp;B hitmaker said in a statement provided to the outlet. &#8220;Congratulations to all of my fellow 2022 inductees!&#8221;</p>
<p>Parton has yet to comment on being elected, but just days before the big announcement, she did come out and <a href="https://www.npr.org/2022/04/29/1095444447/dolly-parton-james-patterson-novel">said she&#8217;d</a> &#8220;gracefully&#8221; accept it after previously turning down the nomination.</p>
<p>&#8220;I would just say thanks and I&#8217;ll accept it because the fans vote,&#8221; the &#8220;9 to 5&#8221; star shared. &#8220;But when I said that, it was always my belief that the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was for the people in rock music, and I have found out lately that it&#8217;s not necessarily that.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;But if they can&#8217;t go there to be recognized, where do they go?&#8221; she added. &#8220;So I just felt like I would be taking away from someone that maybe deserved it, certainly more than me, because I never considered myself a rock artist. But obviously, there&#8217;s more to it than that.&#8221;</p>
<p>The ceremony is scheduled to take place in Los Angeles, California, on November 5.</p>


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Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame Class Of 2022 Announced

Dolly Parton, Eminem, Lionel Richie Among Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Class Of 2022

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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Country music legend Dolly Parton is known for her signature look almost as much as she’s known for her musical talent. Big blonde hair, an ample bosom, and sparkly gowns are just some of the hallmarks the 76-year-old singer is known for. In a recent interview, the “Jolene” composer explained how she created the Dolly Parton image.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The performer said many people tried to discourage her from looking like “trash&#8221; and dressing the way she does, at least early in her career. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“The main advice that people wanted to give me was to change my look and to go simpler with my hair and the way that I dress. Not to look so cheap, nobody was ever going to take me seriously, they would say,&#8221; Parton said during an interview on the &#8220;WorkLife with Adam Grant” </span><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dolly-parton-is-burning-up-not-burning-out/id1346314086?i=1000556262484"><span style="font-weight: 400;">podcast</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">She admitted to having some unlikely inspiration for her current look. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;The way I look and the way I looked then was a country girl&#8217;s idea of glam, just like I wrote in my &#8216;Backwoods Barbie&#8217; song. But people wanted me to change, they thought I looked cheap. But I patterned my look after the town tramp,&#8221; the Tennessee native admitted.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;Everybody said, &#8216;She&#8217;s trash,'&#8221; she continued. &#8220;And in my little girl mind, I thought, &#8216;Well, that&#8217;s what I&#8217;m going to be when I grow up.&#8217; It was really like a look that I was after. I wasn&#8217;t a natural beauty. So, I just like to look the way I look. I&#8217;m so outgoing inside in my personality, that I need the way I look to match all of that.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This wasn’t the first time Parton referenced the “town tramp” who inspired her over-the-top look. While speaking with </span><a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/dolly-parton-morning-routine-11622463752"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Wall Street Journal</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> in May 2021, the Grammy Award winner described her overall vibe as “glamorous trash.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“They called her trash, but to me she was absolutely beautiful,” Parton said of the woman she admired from her hometown. “She wore colorful patchwork skirts and pretty blouses and showed a little cleavage and had red nails and piled-up blond hair and red lipstick and high heels. She was the prettiest thing I’d ever seen.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“When everybody would say, ‘Oh, she’s just trash,’ I’d say, ‘Well, trash is what I’m going to grow up to be,’” she continued. “And I guess my look is glamorous trash!”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It’s been well documented that Parton grew up extremely poor, living with 11 siblings in a one room cabin near the Little Pigeon River in Tennessee. She described her family as “dirt poor” but full of love and support. The “9 to 5” singer got her first guitar at 8 years old and immediately fell in love with singing.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;I count my blessings far more than I count my money because I know this could have not happened to me,” Parton said during the podcast interview. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I see so many people more talented than me that never make it and the fact that I have just done so well I&#8217;m amazed myself. It&#8217;s almost scary sometimes. I hope I can always live up to the expectations of me it would break my heart not to. I&#8217;m very humble and that&#8217;s because of my love to God and the blessings.”</span></p>


Dolly Parton Said She Modeled Her Signature Look After The ‘Town Tramp’

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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">One of the most recognizable comedic actors in the world just announced that he&#8217;s most likely going to retire. Jim Carrey, 60, made the surprising statements during a Thursday appearance on Access, Page Six </span><a href="https://pagesix.com/2022/04/01/jim-carrey-says-hes-probably-retiring-from-acting"><span style="font-weight: 400;">reported</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Well, I’m retiring. Yeah, probably. I’m being fairly serious,” Carrey said in response to a question about Dolly Parton wanting him to appear in an upcoming movie.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I feel like — and this is something you might never hear another celebrity say as long as time exists — I have enough. I’ve done enough. I am enough,” the “Liar Liar” star continued.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Interviewer Kit Hoover asked the comedian to clarify what he meant and if he was serious about quitting the business. Carrey admitted that a killer script could convince him to return to acting, but it would have to be really, really good.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“It depends if the angels bring some sort of script that’s, you know, written in gold ink that says to me that it’s going to be really important for people to see, I might continue down the road, but I’m taking a break,” he said.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Canadian-born performer explained that he’s moved on to other creative outlets instead.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I really like my quiet life, and I really love putting paint on canvas, and I really love my spiritual life,” Carrey explained. Later, he discussed his NFT project Magic Hour, which he said was “a mix of painting and spoken word that delves into my existential musings.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Next, the actor said he would consider any project that Parton was pitching.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I would always speak to Dolly,” he said. Carrey described Parton as “an otherworldly talent that is just bigger than you can imagine.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Carrey’s next big film “Sonic the Hedgehog 2” premieres on April 8. If this retirement news is real, it could be his last movie, barring any requests from Parton.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The “Ace Ventura” alum made headlines earlier this week for his take on the now-infamous incident between Will Smith and Chris Rock at the Oscars ceremony. Carrey insisted that Smith got off way too easy and that if he were in Rock’s shoes, he’d be suing Smith for $200 million. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As The Daily Wire previously </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/i-was-sickened-jim-carrey-slams-oscars-attendees-for-standing-ovation-post-slap"><span style="font-weight: 400;">reported</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, Carrey told Gayle King of CBS, “I was sickened. I was sickened by the standing ovation. Hollywood is just spineless en masse and it really felt like this is a really clear indication that we’re not the cool club anymore.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The actor continued, “I’d have announced this morning that I was suing Will for $200 million because that video is going to be there forever, it’s going to be ubiquitous. That insult is gonna last a very long time. If you want to yell from the audience and show disapproval or say something on Twitter [that’s fine]. But you do not have the right to walk up on stage and smack somebody in the face because they said words.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">He concluded, “[The slap] came out of nowhere because Will has something going on inside him that’s frustrated. I wish him the best. I have nothing against Will Smith. He’s done great things, but that was not a good moment. It cast a shadow over everyone’s shining moment last night … It was a selfish moment.”</span></p>
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Jim Carrey Said He’s ‘Probably’ Retiring From Hollywood; ‘I’ve Done Enough’

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<p>The Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame has responded to country legend Dolly Parton&#8217;s request to &#8220;respectfully&#8221; bow out of the 2022 nomination into the hall and said she&#8217;s staying on the ballot.</p>
<p>&#8220;All of us in music community have seen Dolly Parton&#8217;s thoughtful note expressing her feeling that she has not earned the right to be inducted into the Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame,&#8221; Rock Hall shared in a statement posted on <a href="https://twitter.com/rockhall/status/1504511460906577927?s=20&amp;t=f8M7KPnhJQ2zn-JVww-L5w">Twitter.</a> &#8220;In addition to her incredible talent as an artist, her humility is another reason Dolly is a beloved icon by millions of fans around the world.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;From its inception, Rock &amp; Roll has had deep roots in Rhythm &amp; Blues and Country music,&#8221; the statement added. &#8220;It is not defined by any one genre, rather a sound that moves youth culture. Dolly Parton&#8217;s music impacted a generation of young fans and influenced countless artists that followed. Her nomination to be considered for induction into the Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame followed the same process as all other artists who have been considered.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Dolly&#8217;s [Parton&#8217;s] nomination, along with the other 16 for the Class of 2022, was sent out earlier this month to our 1,100 general ballot voters, the majority of whom are artists themselves, for induction at our ceremony,&#8221; the statement continued.  &#8220;We are in awe of Dolly&#8217;s brilliant talent and pioneering spirit and are proud to have nominated her for induction into the Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame.&#8221;</p>
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<p>The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/country-legend-dolly-parton-respectfully-bows-out-of-rock-roll-hall-of-fame-consideration">76-year-old</a> country singer appeared on Fox News Thursday and talked about her wanting to be taken out of consideration for this year&#8217;s class of possible inductees, <a href="https://variety.com/2022/music/news/dolly-parton-rock-hall-ac-dc-country-fame-1235207998/">reported</a> Variety.</p>
<p>&#8220;Well, I didn&#8217;t feel exactly right about that,&#8221; Parton explained. &#8220;Because my perception, and I think the perception of most of America — I just feel like that&#8217;s more for the people in rock music. I&#8217;ve been educated since then, saying that it&#8217;s more than that, but I still didn&#8217;t feel right about it. It kind of would be like putting AC/DC in the Country Music Hall of Fame. That just felt a little out of place for me.&#8221;</p>
<p>As previously reported, the &#8220;9 to 5&#8221; star shared a message on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CbFnWJhOieR/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=b1c5961c-0afc-417d-805c-1d291acc24e2">Instagram</a> Monday about &#8220;respectfully&#8221; bowing out of her nomination.</p>
<p>&#8220;Dolly here!&#8221; the superstar wrote. &#8220;Even though I am extremely flattered and grateful to be nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, I don&#8217;t feel that I have earned that right.&#8221;</p>
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<p>&#8220;I really do not want votes to be split because of me, so I must respectfully bow out,&#8221; she added. &#8220;I do hope that the Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame will understand and be willing to consider me again — if I&#8217;m ever worthy.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;This has, however, inspired me to put out a hopefully great rock &#8216;n&#8217; roll record at some point in the future, which I have always wanted to do,&#8221; Parton continued. &#8220;My husband is a total rock &#8216;n&#8217; roll freak, and always encouraged me to do one.&#8221;</p>
<p>In February, the &#8220;Steel Magnolias&#8221; star was included in the 2022 ballot along with the likes of Eminem, Duran Duran, and Lionel Richie, among others, <a href="https://variety.com/2022/music/news/rock-roll-hall-fame-nominees-eminem-dolly-parton-duran-1235169586/">reported</a> Variety at the time.</p>
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Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Responds To Dolly Parton’s Request To Bow Out Of 2022 Nomination

<p>Country legend Dolly Parton &#8220;respectfully&#8221; said she was bowing out of her nomination to be inducted into the Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame after being under consideration for the 2022 ballot.</p>
<p>&#8220;Dolly here!&#8221; the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dolly-partons-dollywood-to-pay-100-tuition-fees-and-books-for-any-employee-pursuing-higher-education">76-year-old</a> country singer wrote in a lengthy post Monday that she shared on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CbFnWJhOieR/">Instagram</a>. &#8220;Even though I am extremely flattered and grateful to be nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, I don&#8217;t feel that I have earned that right.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;I really do not want votes to be split because of me, so I must respectfully bow out,&#8221; she added. &#8220;I do hope that the Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame will understand and be willing to consider me again — if I&#8217;m ever worthy.&#8221;</p>
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<p>&#8220;This has, however, inspired me to put out a hopefully great rock &#8216;n&#8217; roll record at some point in the future, which I have always wanted to do,&#8221; Parton continued. &#8220;My husband is a total rock &#8216;n&#8217; roll freak, and always encouraged me to do one.&#8221;</p>
<p>The &#8220;Steel Magnolias&#8221; star closed out her message by wishing good luck to all the nominees as she thanked the hall again for the compliment.</p>
<p>Earlier this year, the &#8220;9 to 5&#8221; actress&#8217; name was included in the 2022 ballot along with the likes of Duran Duran, Eminem, Lionel Richie, among others, <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2022/03/14/dolly-parton-declines-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-consideration/7035465001/">reported</a> USA Today.</p>
<p>During a recent interview for <a href="https://www.billboard.com/music/country/dolly-parton-super-bowl-ad-rock-hall-interview-1235030350/">Billboard</a> magazine, the &#8220;Jolene&#8221; hitmaker talked about being nominated and repeated that she didn&#8217;t think she was a rock and roller in any way.</p>
<p>&#8220;I was absolutely floored when I heard that,&#8221; Parton admitted. &#8220;I&#8217;ve never thought of myself as being rock and roll in any sense of the word — but I guess they judge it on the music and the influence certain songs have had, and I guess I&#8217;ve had songs with other people in that realm. But I don&#8217;t know how they judge that.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m not expecting that I&#8217;ll get in,&#8221; she added. &#8220;But if I do, I&#8217;ll immediately, next year, have to put out a great rock and roll album — which I&#8217;ve wanted to do for years, like a Linda Ronstadt or Heart kind of thing. So this may have been just a God-wink for me to go ahead and do that. It&#8217;s just nice to be nominated.&#8221;</p>
<p>This year&#8217;s class of inductees will be announced in May on the Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame&#8217;s website.</p>
<p>Country music superstar&#8217;s being inducted into the hall isn&#8217;t necessarily unheard of and if Dolly had been picked she would&#8217;ve been included alongside such legends as Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Hank Williams, and Brenda Lee,  just to name a few.</p>
<p>In 1999, the &#8220;I Will Always Love You&#8221; hitmaker was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, as noted on the singer&#8217;s <a href="https://dollyparton.com/life-and-career/country-music-hall-of-fame-and-museum/17238">website</a>.</p>
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Country Legend Dolly Parton ‘Respectfully’ Bows Out Of Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Consideration

<p>Dollywood Parks and Resorts announced this week that any part-time, seasonal, or full-time employee wanting to further their education can apply for Dollywood&#8217;s parent company&#8217;s GROW U program and be eligible for 100% funding of tuition, books, and fees associated with schooling. The announcement was made Tuesday by Dollywood&#8217;s parent company, Herschend Enterprises, which owns 25 resorts and attractions across the country and has more than 11,000 employees.</p>
<p>In a <a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/herschend-enterprises-11-000-employees-to-receive-100-free-tuition-301477917.html">press release issued by Herschend</a>, the company announced that &#8220;Herschend&#8217;s GROW U. will officially launch on <span class="xn-chron">February 24, 2022</span>, for all seasonal, part-time, and full-time employees across its 25 US attractions including The Harlem Globetrotters, Dollywood Parks &amp; Resorts (Tenn.), Silver Dollar City (Mo.), Adventure Aquarium (N.J.), Newport Aquarium (Ky.), Kentucky Kingdom (Ky.), Wild Adventures (Ga.), and Pink Adventure Tours (Ariz., Tenn., Nev.).&#8221;</p>
<p>The company is partnering with Guild&#8217;s Learning Marketplace to make the program happen. Here are the details:</p>
<blockquote><p><em>Herschend&#8217;s GROW U. offers 11,000 eligible seasonal, part-time and full-time employees and hosts more than 100 fully-funded (100% free) diploma, degree and certificate programs across 30 learning partners in Guild&#8217;s Learning Marketplace, including programs in high-demand fields such as business administration and leadership, culinary, finance, technology and marketing. Additionally, the company will provide partial funding, up to <span class="xn-money">$5,250</span>/year, for 150 additional programs in fields including hospitality, engineering, human resources and art design.</em></p></blockquote>
<p>Dollywood opened in 1986 and was started by world famous singer Dolly Parton. Parton has dominated the country and rock and roll music scene for decades. Recently, it was also <a href="https://www.tvinsider.com/1031109/dolly-parton-to-host-57th-academy-of-country-music-awards/">announced</a> that the singer of &#8220;9 to 5&#8221; was nominated to host the 2022 Academy of Country Music Awards. She was also nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2022.</p>
<p>The Grow U program is not the first time Parton has been associated with an educational program. In 1995, Parton launched The Imagination Library, a charity that sends one book a month to children up until the age of five. The program was inspired by her father. Despite being a very intelligent man, he did not learn to read as a child.</p>
<p>“The Imagination Library came from a very serious place in my heart. My dad and a lot of my relatives that grew up hard too, big families, they couldn’t actually get a chance to go to school, because they had to work,” Parton <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2016/06/02/dolly-parton-how-my-father-inspired-the-imagination-library.html">explained</a> to CNBC in 2016.</p>
<p>“My daddy couldn’t read and write, but daddy was so smart, he could just do numbers in his head,&#8221; she continued. &#8220;But my daddy then after he was grown, he couldn’t read or write; he thought that it was just too hard to do.”</p>
<p>“When I decided what I was going to do for a great charity, then I thought well I’m gonna do this: to get books in the hands of children, because if you can learn to read, if you can read, you can self-educate yourself,&#8221; Parton added.</p>
<p>As for Herschend&#8217;s new educational program, the CEO of the company, Andrew Wexler, <a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/herschend-enterprises-11-000-employees-to-receive-100-free-tuition-301477917.html">explained</a> that he wanted his employees to be free from the burden of student debt.</p>
<p>&#8220;Whether it&#8217;s to pursue a new dream or advance their career with us, we care about our employees&#8217; personal and professional growth, because we believe that their futures should be grown with love, not loans,&#8221; Wexler said in a statement. &#8220;Our team members&#8217; success is our success – and that&#8217;s why we&#8217;re thrilled to make this benefit available to all, regardless of their role in the company and without the burden of debt.&#8221;</p>


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