Dolly Parton Makes Rare Appearance at Tennessee Truck Stop Opening at 80 Amid Health Concerns
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 25
Dolly Parton Makes Rare Appearance at Tennessee Truck Stop Opening at 80 Amid Health Concerns
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 25
Summary
Dolly Parton appeared for a few minutes at the opening of Dolly’s Tennesseean Travel Stop in Cornersville, a rare public sighting that reassured fans worried about her health.
The 80-year-old star has kept a low profile since postponing and later canceling a Las Vegas residency last year, fueling speculation serious enough that she said on social media, “I ain’t dead yet.”
Parton has not fully detailed her condition, but recently said treatment had gone well after her immune and digestive systems “got all out of whack” in recent years.
Fans still traveled long distances to the rural Tennessee opening, eager less for an autograph than for confirmation that Parton was doing OK.