News about Stella Parton

When Elle King appeared 'hammered' during a birthday tribute to country pop legend Dolly Parton, she sparked a lot of vitriol among fans last week. King, 34, the singer's niece who is Rob Schneider's daughter but prefers to distance herself from her father's triumph, received the coveted role in the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, but she was not in attendance. During the program, the King was slurring her words and using profanities, including the F-word several times. Although the young country star has struggled to acknowledge the incident herself, sister Stella Parton and her followers were outraged on social media. The Ryman Auditorium recently released an apology for King's set, which was part of the Opry Goes Dolly exhibition: 'We deeply regret and apologize for the language used during last night's second Opry performance.'

Stella Parton, 73, Dolly's younger sister, has been accused of bigotry after a string of tweets in which she condemned illegal immigrants, critical race theory, and the belief that police departments are inherently racist. She also stated in one tweet that "white people aren't all evil." After facing backlash, Parton claimed she was hacked, but doubled down on her views Thursday, asking: 'What good is a career if you stay silent on crucial issues affecting our "free society?"'