Dolly Parton\u2019s sister Stella Parton hasn\u2019t heard from any of her fellow country singers in the two weeks since her sibling\u2019s death.<\/p>\n
\u201cI haven\u2019t had one condolence from anyone \u2014 anybody that I know, entertainers that I know,\u201d the 77-year-old said during a \u201cCBS Mornings\u201d interview<\/a>, which aired in full Thursday. \u201cNobody. Not one.\u201d<\/p>\n The Nashville-based musician doubled down, insisting she hasn\u2019t \u201cheard from anybody in\u201d the area since Dolly\u2019s passing at 80<\/a> on Aug. 25.<\/p>\n Stella Parton (pictured above in April 2014) hasn\u2019t received any condolences from country singers since Dolly Parton\u2019s death. Getty Images<\/p>\n \u201cNobody [has reached out],\u201d she said on \u201cCBS Mornings\u201d Thursday. \u201cNot one.\u201d CBS Mornings<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m assuming it might be because of my political, you know, activism on social media,\u201d Stella speculated. \u201cI don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n She did not specify which specific artists she was referring to, however.<\/p>\n Stella, notably, tweeted a rant opposing President Donald Trump days before Dolly lost her cancer battle<\/a>.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Dolly was known for remaining politically neutral \u2014 which Stella dubbed the decision of a \u201cgood businesswoman.\u201d<\/p>\n The Nashville-based musician (pictured above in December 2015) called out \u201centertainers that [she] know[s]\u201d personally. WireImage<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m assuming it might be because of my political, you know, activism on social media,\u201d Stella (pictured above with Dolly and Freida Parton) said. Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n As for whether she and Dolly shared the same political beliefs, Stella played coy.<\/p>\n \u201cI will not talk about that,\u201d she told Gayle King during the sitdown. \u201cYou think you\u2019re so clever, don\u2019t you?\u201d<\/p>\n Dolly defended being tight-lipped about her views on multiple occasions over the years, including a chat with Fox News in October 2017.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t voice my political opinions,\u201d she declared at the time. \u201cI just get out there and entertain. To me, that\u2019s what I do.\u201d<\/p>\n Stella went on to call her sibling a \u201cgood businesswoman\u201d for keeping quiet about her political views. John Rainford \/ SplashNews.com<\/p>\n As for whether she and Dolly (pictured above in June 2007) agreed, Stella said, \u201cI will not talk about that.\u201d Nancy Kaszerman\/Zuma \/ SplashNews.com<\/p>\n She clarified that she did not \u201ccondemn\u201d Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin for blasting Trump, 80, when they presented an award with her at the Emmys the previous month.<\/p>\n After the actresses dubbed the politician a \u201csexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot\u201d onstage, Dolly cracked a joke about the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie category \u2014 and her breast augmentation.<\/p>\n She pointed to her chest and said, \u201cWell, I know about support.\u201d<\/p>\n In her subsequent Fox News interview, the \u201c9 to 5\u201d hitmaker quipped, \u201cWhen all else fails, do a boob joke<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n The country music icon (pictured above in June 2005) died last month at 80. Admedia Photo \/ SplashNews.com<\/p>\n The songwriter (pictured above in June 2014) repeatedly defended her political neutrality in interviews prior to her passing. WireImage<\/p>\n Dolly reflected on the incident again in 2019, saying, \u201cI want to be my own individual self. If I\u2019ve got something to say, I\u2019ll say it, but I don\u2019t want to be dragged into it.\u201d<\/p>\n That same year, she explained to The Guardian<\/a>, \u201cI\u2019ve got as many Republican friends as I\u2019ve got Democrat friends, and I just don\u2019t like voicing my opinion on things.\u201d<\/p>\n Since Dolly\u2019s shocking passing \u2014 after health struggles<\/a> she hid from family members<\/a> and fans alike \u2014 the actress has been honored with a Grand Ole Opry tribute<\/a>, as well as a moving nod from Buckingham Palace<\/a>, not to mention a slew of celebrity social media posts<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dolly Parton\u2019s sister Stella Parton hasn\u2019t heard from any of her fellow country singers in the two weeks…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":891849,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[49,48,309020,5782,20165,362,23497,4398,89183,75,341,714,4274],"class_list":["post-891848","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-cbs-this-morning","tag-celebrity-deaths","tag-celebrity-interviews","tag-celebrity-news","tag-celebrity-siblings","tag-country-music","tag-dolly-parton","tag-entertainment","tag-music","tag-politics","tag-singers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/891848","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=891848"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/891848\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/891849"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=891848"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=891848"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=891848"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}