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The Grand Ole Opry is addressing backlash over Elle King‘s recent performance.
On Friday night (January 19), the 34-year-old singer took the stage at the Ryman Auditorium for a performance during a tribute to Dolly Parton in honor of her 78th birthday.
While on stage, Elle seemingly spoke in gibberish and forgot the lyrics to Dolly‘s song “Marry Me,” also admitting that she was impaired.
“I don’t know the lyrics to these things in this f–king town,” Elle sang, as seen in TikToks. “Don’t tell Dolly ’cause it’s her birthday.”
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After the song, Elle said, “Everyone’s like, holy s–t, we bought tickets to this s–t. I’m not even going to lie. Holy s–t. I’m not even going to f–king lie. Y’all bought tickets for this s–t? You ain’t getting your money back.”
“I’ll tell you one thing more. Hi, my name is Elle King and I’m f–king hammered,” Elle also said.
According to a TikTok user at the show, Elle swore on stage “about 15 times” before the venue “shut the curtain on her.”
After the performance, one fan in attendance took to Twitter to slam Elle, saying she “ruined the night with her horrible, drunk, and profane performance. Dolly Parton would’ve been mortified. For our first time at The Opry, it was a shame we all had to witness that.”
The Grand Ole Opry then responded to the fan to apologize.
“We deeply regret and apologize for the language that was used during last night’s second Opry performance,” the Opry wrote.
As of right now, Elle has not yet publicly addressed the situation.
A few months ago, Elle responded the speculation that she was taking a drug for weight loss.
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when she performed during the 2023 Thanksgiving Day halftime show at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.“It turned out pretty cool and my husband liked it. He said, ‘Those shorts were a little too short.’”“I said, ‘Jealous,'” Parton, 78, told People. “And I said, ‘They weren’t as short as the other girls!’”“He was just being funny,” the “9 to 5” hitmaker said.
do not appreciate Elle King right now after her drunken, profanity-filled rant in the middle of a tribute to our undisputed national treasure, People are so shocked that legendary music venue the Grand Ole Opry—where the tribute took place—had to issue an apology after musician after King slurred her way through a cover of Parton's “Marry Me,” at one point announcing to the audience, “I'm fucking hammered." per .King's ramblings also included heckling the audience: “I’m not even gonna fucking lie, you bought tickets for this shit? You ain’t getting your money back,” and, when she forgot the lyrics, replacing them with some of her own: “I don’t know the lyrics to this thing in this fucking town. Don’t tell Dolly ‘cause it’s her birthday.”Fans were, to say the least, disappointed with the performance, and many people felt it was disrespectful.This content can also be viewed on the site it from.This content can also be viewed on the site it from.In response to one such disgruntled audience-member on X, the Grand Ole Opry , “we deeply regret and apologize for the language that was used during last night’s second Opry performance.”Among those who were none too pleased with King's drunken attempt at a Parton tribute was Parton's own sister, Stella Parton.
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9 to 5 to make up for this mistake. Singer Elle King found herself in some hot water for slurring her words during a performance to celebrate Dolly Parton’s 78th birthday at Nashville, Tennessee’s Grand Ole Opry on Friday. “Elle King ruined the night with her horrible, drunk, and profane performance,” one fan wrote in a scathing post on X (formerly Twitter).
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Dolly Parton tribute concert in honour of her 78th birthday.On Friday night (January 19), Grand Ole Opry hosted the Parton-themed tribute concert, which featured performances from Elle King, Terri Clark, Tigirlily Gold, Ashley Monroe, Dailey and Vincent among others.However, instead of the focus being on honouring country icon Dolly Parton, Elle King has made headlines for blundering her performance while being admittedly “fucking hammered”, which resulted in a cascade of complaints of the performance being “disrespectful” and demands for refunds.As seen in footage posted online following the gig, King’s cover of ‘Marry Me’ took a turn for the worse when she forgot the lyrics to the track and began telling those in attendance that she was intoxicated, adding in a few expletives that upset the all-ages crowd.I think Elle King just ended here career.
Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic The Grand Ole Opry has apologized to fans after outrage over an embarrassing appearance by an apparently drunken Elle King during a Dolly Parton tribute Friday night. Describing herself as “fucking hammered,” the singer cussed during the traditionally family-friendly show, awkwardly bantered with hecklers and failed to remember the Parton song she was supposed to sing as part of the birthday salute.
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