Dolly Parton dead at 80: Celebrities react to country music superstar's death
Dolly Parton died Tuesday at the age of 80.
Celebrities are offering their condolences following the death of country music superstar Dolly Parton, who died Tuesday at the age of 80.
Lily Tomlin, Parton's longtime friend and one of her co-stars in the 1980 hit comedy "9 to 5," wrote on Instagram, "No words…💔."
The movie was Parton's big-screen debut, and she wrote and performed the film's chart-topping, Grammy-winning theme song.
Tomlin said at the 16th Annual Governors Awards in 2025 that the song "9 to 5" was "so much bigger than any singular theme song on a movie soundtrack," saying it "became an anthem for our culture of the time."
She added at the time that Parton's "humanitarian achievements are as staggering as her formidable singing career" and called her "one of the few people who remains in this world that everyone loves and respects."
Country singer Kacey Musgraves also shared a message on social media Tuesday, following news of Parton's death.
"This really really hurts," she wrote in a series of posts on X. "The world feels a lot less sparkly all of a sudden."
Khloe Kardashian, a Parton superfan, also took to social media Tuesday, writing in an Instagram story post, "Some people are so extraordinary, their existence feels almost impossible. Dolly was one of those people."
"A once-in-a-lifetime soul. A woman whose light, heart, talent and humanity changed this world forever," Kardashian wrote. "To have admired her was a gift. To have met her, spent time in her presence, and somehow been lucky enough that Dolly Parton knew my name... I will never have words big enough for what that means to me."
"What an astronomical human being. What a legacy. What a loss," she added. "There will never be another Dolly.
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