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Dolly Parton turns down offer of statue Dolly Parton took to social media on Thursday (3 am Friday AEDT) to declare that she does not want the Tennessee legislature to approve putting up a statue of her at the state capitol. "I want to thank the Tennessee legislature for their consideration of a bill to erect a statue of me on the Capitol grounds," she wrote. "I am honoured and humbled by their intention," she continued — but not that humbled, necessarily, by the governing bodys attempt to co...

Dolly Parton has asked Tennessee legislators not to install a statue in her honor on Capitol Grounds. The country icon said that, although she was honored and humbled by the gesture, she hoped the state would remove the proposed bill...

Dolly Parton has asked the Tennessee State legislature to remove a bill proposing a statue in her likeness at the State Capitol.

Dolly Parton Doesn’t Want Statue at Tennessee Capitol ‘Given All That Is Going On’ “I don’t think putting me on a pedestal is appropriate at this time,” the entertainer saysLindsey Ellefson | February 18, 2021 @ 9:50 AM Getty Images Dolly Parton says she’s flattered Tennessee lawmakers want a statue of her at the state Capitol, but she’d prefer they didn’t put one up. “I want to thank the Tennessee legislature for their consideration of a bill to erect a statue of me on...

Fox News Flash top entertainment and celebrity headlines are here. Check out whats clicking today in entertainment. Dolly Parton has asked Tennessee legislators to not move forward with installing a statue in her honor on state Capitol grounds.  The country music legend posted a new message Thursday on Twitter asking her home state to stop the proposed bill even though she is "honored and humbled" by the gesture. "I want to thank the Tennessee legislature for their consideration of a bill ...

Dolly Parton asked lawmakers not to consider a statue of her at the Tennessee state Capitol.

Dolly Parton performs onstage during the 53rd annual CMA Awards. (John Shearer/Getty) A Dolly Parton statue will not be erected at the Tennessee Capitol after the star asked lawmakers to halt their plans because she doesn’t think such a move would be “appropriate at this time”. Legislation was introduced in January by Tennessee House member John Windle to have a statue of the country music star erected at the state Capitol building. But Parton revealed in a post on Twitter on Thursday (1...

I am honoured and humbled by their intention, she wrote in a tweet

Country music legend and philanthropist Dolly Parton on Thursday asked Tennessee lawmakers to drop a bill to have a statue erected in her honor at the state Capitol, saying it's not the right time in the country for her to be placed on a "pedestal."

Dolly Parton Says Thanks But No Thanks to Statue at Tennessee Capitol Chris Willman, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Dolly Parton took to social media Thursday to declare that she doesn’t want the Tennessee legislature to approve putting up a statue of her at the state capitol… probably one of the few conceivable things that could have united lawmakers from different sides of the aisle in the current political climate. “I want to thank the Tennessee legislature for their consideration o...