Dolly Parton Asks Tennessee Lawmakers To End Effort To Erect Statue Of Her

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Moves have been made to halt plans to erect a statue of Dolly Parton on the grounds of Nashville’s State Capitol government building.

Dolly Parton has called for a U-turn on plans to erect a statue of her in her home state.

At 75, Dolly Parton has all but achieved sainthood. Beyond her immeasurable contributions to the American music canon, she has donated well over 100 million books to children worldwide through her Imagination Library program and provided $1 million in seed money that led to Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine.

Dolly Parton is pushing back on a petitioned bill to erect a monument of her in her home state of Tennessee.State representative John Mark Windle introduced legislation last month to create and design a statue of the veteran songstress, 75, to honor her legacy and contributions, after more than 25,000 people signed a petition to replace a confederate statue with her likeness.Though admittedly 'humbled' by the offer, Parton spoke out on social media Thursday as she politely declined the idea from 'any and all consideration', adding that it did not seem 'appropriate.' A national treasure: Dolly Parton, 75, has declined Tennessee legislators' bill to erect a monument of her in place of confederate statues as she shared on social media that

Dolly Parton's statue won't grace the Tennessee Capitol anytime soon.

Dolly Parton is asking legislators not to consider a bill to erect a statue in her likeness at the moment.

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