Since Parton\u2019s death at 80 on Tuesday, which came after a \u201cbrief battle\u201d with cancer<\/a>, public figures from across the globe have paid tribute to the \u201cJolene\u201d singer.<\/a><\/p>\n Few, however, have been as unique as Diesel\u2019s.<\/p>\n On Wednesday, The Pacifier star, 59, shared a clip on Instagram of himself singing a soft and slow rendition of Parton\u2019s 1974 romantic classic, \u201cI Will Always Love You,\u201d which became a global phenomenon in 1992 with Whitney Houston\u2019s cover she recorded for The Bodyguard.<\/p>\n Played over a black and white photo of Parton\u2019s face, fans were left speechless by Diesel\u2019s soulful, emotional performance.<\/p>\n The post was quickly reshared on X, where it received some light mockery mixed with genuine awe.<\/p>\n \u201cThat’s what Groot been saying all this time,\u201d one person joked, referring to the actor\u2019s Guardians of the Galaxy character.<\/p>\n \u201cDolly Parton got Vin Diesel singing and it its a damn serious tribute i don\u2019t think i quite understood her impact,\u201d added another.<\/p>\n \u201cThis the most honest and vulnerable thing I\u2019ve heard in my entire life,\u201d wrote a third.<\/p>\n \u201cPlease release the full version on streaming,\u201d another person begged.<\/p>\n \u201cDidn\u2019t have \u2018Crying to Vin Disel singing\u2019 on my list today but here we are,\u201d wrote a fifth.<\/p>\n Parton\u2019s influence spanned all musical genres. After her death, rapper Eminem shared a heartfelt note he received from Parton in 2022 after he was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n \u201cEven though I don\u2019t know a lot about rap music, I\u2019ve come to know that you are the very best at it,\u201d the country star wrote in the note. \u201cAside from that I hope what I have to say will not seem weird or strange to you but I have always felt some unexplained connection to you like I know you somehow.<\/p>\n \u201cI had hoped to meet you at the show but you know how nuts those things are, personally I hate \u2018em and I missed my chance but maybe someday we\u2019ll meet,\u201d she continued. \u201cIn the meantime, keep doing what you\u2019re doing because you do it so well and no matter how complex your world may be just know you are very special and touch people in ways you don\u2019t even know. With love & respect, Dolly Parton.\u201d<\/p>\n However, not everyone\u2019s homages to the late \u201c9 to 5\u201d singer have been well received.<\/p>\n Ricky Schroder \u2014 who played Parton\u2019s father in the TV movies Dolly Parton\u2019s Coat of Many Colors <\/a>(2015) and its 2016 sequel, Dolly Parton\u2019s Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love \u2014 is facing intense criticism for politicizing his tribute.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cI didnt agree with her advocating for Transgender & Covid Vaccine support\u2026but Loved her anyway. Thank you for choosing me Dolly to be your Movie Daddy,\u201d Schroder wrote on Instagram.<\/p>\n A number of celebrities were quick to call out the actor for sharing transphobic and anti-vaccine rhetoric in his supposed tribute to Parton.<\/p>\n \u201cIck,\u201d Katie Couric wrote on Threads.<\/p>\n \u201cOh shut up,\u201d Boy George responded on Instagram.<\/p>\n Lioness actor Jay Huguley added: \u201c\u2018I loved her anyway\u2019 what a strange tribute. Good Lord.\u201d<\/p>\n Parton\u2019s family have said she will have a small private funeral with no confirmed plans for a public memorial.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":598418,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[458,146,85,46],"class_list":["post-598417","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-il","tag-israel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/598417","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=598417"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/598417\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/598418"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=598417"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=598417"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=598417"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Vin](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vin-Diesel-and-Dolly-Parton.jpeg\")
Vin Diesel has paid homage to Dolly Parton with an emotional rendition of \u2018I Will Always Love You\u2019 (Getty)<\/p>\n