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Dolly Parton Defends Elle King a Month After Drunken Tribute Performance

The iconic singer showed that she had no hard feelings about Elle King flubbing some lyrics during a birthday celebration concert at the Grand Ole Opry.

Besides showing her support for Elle as a musician, Dolly admitted that it was a simple mistake in the performance and said that the Love Stuff singer was already beating herself up over it. Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for SXSWElle went viral for a performance during a tribute to Dolly at the Grand Ole Opry in celebration of the country icon’s birthday. “We deeply regret and apologize for the language that was used during last night’s second Opry performance,” the organization wrote on social media.

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