Charlamagne Tha God is calling out the way some celebrities have mourned the death of Dolly Parton. The “Queen of Country” and philanthropist died at 80 on August 25, after a brief battle with cancer. Tributes started pouring in soon after her passing, which prompted the radio host to speak out and say he’s “sick of it.”
Charlamagne is ‘sick of’ celebrities paying tribute to Dolly Parton
In the wake of Dolly Parton’s death, Charlamagne Tha God criticized the nature of some celebrity tributes. On the Wednesday episode of The Breakfast Club, he argued that people were using tributes to highlight their personal experiences with her, instead of celebrating her life and legacy.
“I’m sick of people making people’s death about them,” the 48-year-old said. “It’s all about the interaction you had with the person as opposed to celebrating the person and their life.” Co-host Loren LoRosa, however, chimed in with a different take. “I can understand what you’re saying,” she explained. “But what if [a reaction like that] is to show the character of the person that people might not always know? Because I’ve never interacted with Dolly Parton.”
In response, Charlamagne noted that he too had never met Parton, but pointed out that her generosity as a country music icon was already well-documented. “I’ve never interacted with her either, but I’m very aware of all the charity work she did, especially in and around Nashville,” he stated.
While he was critical of how some tributes were handled, Charlamagne made sure to pay his own respects to Dolly Parton. He honored her by saying, “There are stars that have their niche followings, but then there are stars that transcend every race, every demographic, every age. Dolly Parton was one of those stars.”
Following her death on Tuesday, the Jolene hitmaker’s team shared that she “departed her Earthly life” at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center with loved ones by her side. With a private service planned, her family is encouraging fans to donate to her Imagination Library free book gifting program in place of flowers.
Originally reported by Sibanee Gogoi on Mandatory.
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