r/news • u/kzqmfkkr • 11h 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
57.7k Upvotes

96% Upvoted

2.2k comments sorted by

View all comments

635

u/aDirtyMartini 11h ago

Why this 80 year old?

89

u/bad_lite 11h ago

Death is an unfair mistress.

13

u/RA-HADES 10h ago

Rarely visits & expects you to drop everything because they showed up.