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 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
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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 the Capitol grounds. I am honored and humbled by their intention but I have asked the leaders of the state legislature to remove the bill from any and all consideration,” the 75-year-old entertainment icon wrote in a statement posted Thursday to Twitter.
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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 to erect a statue of me on the Capitol grounds. I am honored and humbled by their intention but I have asked the leaders of the state legislature to remove the bill from any and all consideration, her statement reads.
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