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Elle King Breaks Silence About Drunken Dolly Parton Tribute 4 Months After Performance

The “Ex’s and Oh’s” singer revealed that Dolly Parton called her after she penned a hand-written letter to apologize for her drunken performance.

Back in January, Elle went viral for a video of her not knowing the words to Dolly’s song “Marry Me” at a tribute concert for the country icon’s 78th birthday. Getty ImagesElle claimed that the headliner who had originally been scheduled backed out of the show just hours before, and she was asked to take their slot. Elle revealed that she hand-wrote letters apologizing to the Opry and to Dolly, and she said that the “Jolene” singer gave her a call afterward.

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