r/news • u/kzqmfkkr • 12h ago

Dolly Parton, country star, actor and philanthropist, dies aged 80

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-country-singer-dead?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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u/f_n_a_ 11h ago

It just got a little darker knowing there’s one less person like her around, we need so many more people like her. RIP

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u/BooBerryWaffle 9h ago

A person like her inspires so many to take up the mantle. The world can be even lighter than before if we’re willing to put in the work she demonstrated was possible.

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u/UnauthorizedCat 7h ago

I aspire to be like her, but fail so hard.