Dolly Parton says she turned down Presidential Medal of Freedom from Trump twice
Updated Feb 02, 2021;
Posted Feb 02, 2021
Dolly Parton arrives at the 51st annual Academy of Country Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sunday, April 3, 2016, in Las Vegas.Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP
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Country music legend Dolly Parton says she was offered the Presidential Medial of Freedom twice by President Donald Trump, but turned it down both times.
Parton appears on NBC’s “Today” show Tuesday for a virtual interview with Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager, who asked the “9 to 5″ singer about the time President Barack Obama said his “biggest mistake” in office was not giving Parton the Medal of Freedom.
Golden Globes: Norman Lear to Receive Carol Burnett Award
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The 98-year-old will become only the third recipient of the HFPA s highest honor for work in TV.
Norman Lear, the legendary TV creator and activist, will become the only third-ever recipient of the
Carol Burnett Award during the all-virtual 78th Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, Feb. 28, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced on Thursday.
The HFPA s highest honor for work in TV has previously been awarded to Burnett herself (2019) and
Ellen DeGeneres (2020). Norman Lear is among the most prolific creators of this generation, HFPA president
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Toby Keith and Ricky Skaggs Shamed for Receiving Medals From Trump After Impeachment
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Both country music stars offer no explanation despite the backlash from social media users after they were honored with the National Medal of the Arts on the same day the president was impeached. Jan 15, 2021
Keith and Skaggs were awarded the National Medal of the Arts on Wednesday, January 13, around the same time the president was being impeached for the second time by the House of Representatives. The awards were presented in a closed press ceremony, the White House press office confirmed Thursday.
In a press release, the White House said Keith was selected for making extraordinary contributions to American music. Rising from humble beginnings in the oil fields of Oklahoma, Toby Keith has become one of the preeminent songwriters of his generation.