Dolly Parton’s sister criticises “AI and endless garbage” shared following country icon’s death

Dolly Parton‘s sister has hit out after being subjected to a “tremendous amount of AI and endless garbage” following the country icon’s death. READ MORE: Dolly Parton, 1946-2026: the Queen of Country was a unifying force in a divided world Parton died aged 80 last month (August 25), with her representatives later confirming that it followed a “brief battle with cancer”. Since her death numerous musicians have honoured the late musician including Kacey Musgraves who performed ‘Here You Come Again’ in Boston, while Maisie Peters covered the same song at Reading Festival. Jack White also played ‘Jolene’ at a London show, while Orville Peck delivered a rendition of ‘I Will Always Love You’. Olivia Rodrigo also dedicated her duet with Sarah McLachlan at Daisy Chain Fields to the later singer. But her sister Stella has now shared that the family have also been subjected to “incredible pressure and insensitivity from strangers”. “Firstly let me say, thank you to the ones of you who have shown ‘genuine’ support and love during this time of our family bereavement,” she wrote on Instagram. “We will be okay in time but each of us will grieve in our own peronal way.” She added: “Every human ex...