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Dolly Parton, 75, has declined Tennessee legislators' bill to erect a monument of her in place of confederate statues as she shared on social media that it was not 'appropriate'
A bill proposing a statue of Dolly Parton at the Tennessee State Capitol will not move forward, at the request of the country icon herself.
"I don’t think putting me on a pedestal is appropriate at this time," the singer says after lawmaker proposes honoring her at the Tennessee Capitol grounds.
Parton said that “given all that is going on in the world, I don’t think putting me on a pedestal is appropriate at this time.”
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