Dolly Parton Urges Fans To Forgive Elle King For That Seemingly Drunk Tribute

Dolly Parton isnt holding a grudge against fellow musician Elle King after that widely panned birthday tribute . 

In a recent interview with Extra, Parton urged her fans to move on from the controversy surrounding Kings seemingly inebriated rendition of Marry Me on Jan. 19, which made headlines . 

Elle is really a great artist, the 10-time Grammy winner said. Shes a great girl, and shes been going through a lot of hard things lately.

She added: She just had a little too much to drink, so lets just forgive that and forget it and move on, because she felt worse than anybody ever could. 

Watch Dolly Partons chat with Extra below. 

King, who has released three studio albums and is the daughter of Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo actor Rob Schneider, was among a host of performers who appeared at a Grand Ole Opry concert in honor of Partons 78th birthday. 

Footage of the event that went viral on TikTok and other social media platforms shows King appearing to forget  the lyrics to Marry Me and describing herself as fucking hammered after taking the stage. 

Im not even gonna fucking lie. Yall bought tickets for this shit? she said at one point. You aint getting your money back.

Like many Grand Ole Opry events, the concert aired live on Nashvilles WSM Radio. The station reportedly was inundated with complaints following the broadcast.

The Grand Ole Opry addressed the backlash with a curt statement on X (formerly Twitter) in response to a fans complaint but did not mention King by name. 

We deeply regret and apologize for the language that was used during last nights second Opry performance, the statement said. 

King has yet to issue a public statement on the incident and has notably kept a low profile on social media. She did, however, postpone several tour dates immediately following the Parton tribute show. 

According to her website , King, a four-time Grammy nominee who had a top 10 single with Exs & Ohs in 2014, is slated to return to the concert stage next month in Tempe, Arizona.