{"id":882780,"date":"2026-09-07T02:54:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T02:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/882780\/"},"modified":"2026-09-07T02:54:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T02:54:13","slug":"dolly-parton-death-sister-stella-slams-misinformation-and-ai-garbage-online-since-her-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/882780\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolly Parton death: Sister Stella slams misinformation and AI garbage online since her death"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dolly Parton<\/a>\u2019s sister Stella has slammed the \u201cendless garbage\u201d and misinformation being spread since the country music star\u2019s death at age 80<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The 77-year-old took to Instagram<\/a> over the weekend to address her family\u2019s grief and hit back at the challenges they are now facing in the wake of her sister\u2019s death.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Dolly Parton\u2019s sister Stella has lashed out at the \u2018misinformation\u2019 being spread online since the death of the country icon. \u00a0Getty<\/p>\n

\u201cAs most of you who follow my accounts know, I\u2019m an early riser, so here goes during my coffee hour,\u201d the post started<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cFirst, let me say, thank you to the ones of you who have shown \u2018genuine\u2019 support and love during this time of our family<\/a> bereavement.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will be ok in time but each of us will grieve in our own personal way. Every human being experiences pain and loss in life and my family is no different.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cSadly, because of the way our lives have been lived in front of the public, we have no choice but to be subjected to incredible pressure and insensitivity from strangers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a tremendous amount of AI and endless garbage being posted everyday and it\u2019s been challenging to absorb and or ignore.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cAs time passes, those who are in the business of exploiting the loss of tragedies of others on a daily basis will move on to the next stampede of endless misinformation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stella said her sister would be \u201csurprised and delighted\u201d by the outpouring of love her family \u2013 and the country icon \u2013 had been shown during this time.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cShe loves her fans and the public in general. This is the reason she chose not to express her opinions on a lot of things like politics, religion and individuals in the public eye.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cShe knew as well as anyone the negative vortex that could turn into which is nothing but a huge waste of positive energy.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Stella slammed the challenges the Parton family have faced online since Dolly\u2019s death. \u00a0Instagram\/@stellapartonofficial<\/p>\n

Stella continued that her sister was a positive influence on the world, who used her music and passion as a tool to move people in a positive way.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cFinally, I ask that you show more compassion and wisdom as we move forward in life. Use my sister\u2019s life as an example for tolerance and respect towards others.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not about the most clever comments, fake AI garbage or snarky tweets.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a footnote here; I am not nor have I ever tried to be like my sister even tho [sic] we inherited similar traits as siblings. That being said, I\u2019ve always embraced my own personality and will continue to be myself and express my opinions as I deem appropriate regardless of what anyone thinks of me. It\u2019s my right as a human being!\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Dolly<\/p>\n

Dolly died on August 25 and was laid to rest in a private burial just days later, surrounded by family. \u00a0Getty<\/p>\n

Dolly died on August 25, with the devastating news announced by her family in a post on social media. <\/p>\n

Shortly after her death it was revealed that she had been privately battling cancer<\/a> in the lead up to her passing. <\/p>\n

The star was\u00a0laid to rest<\/a>\u00a0in a private service instead of a large public funeral<\/a>, which many fans called for in Nashville\u2019s Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum just three days after she died.<\/p>\n

Dolly\u2019s cousin Richie Owens said the word \u201cfuneral\u201d didn\u2019t really describe the quiet, intimate service she asked for.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a burial. [She wanted] to be buried beside her husband, and she wanted it very small,\u201d he told\u00a0Today\u00a0US.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was very quiet, very quickly done and not for any bad reasons whatsoever. It\u2019s just what she wanted. She wanted to keep it very, very private.\u201d<\/p>\n