Dolly Parton believes that although some fans may not agree with Elle King's song, it's still okay.
The music icon is speaking up after King faced criticism for her performance at a Parton tribute concert last month that honored the 78th birthday of the country music great.
Several cameras captured King doing what many perceived to be an offensive rendition of Parton's "Marry Me." She introduces herself as Elle King at one point in the performance. I'm really, really pissed off."
Fans of the music queen Dolly Parton want to "forgive" and "forget" Elle King's "hammered" birthday tribute from last month.
Parton, though, was uncharacteristically kind of the artist.
In an interview that aired on Friday, Parton said of "Extra," "Elle is really a great artist." "She’s a great girl, and she’s been going through hard things lately."
She continued: "She just had a little too much to drink, so let’s just forgive that and forget it and move on, ‘cause she felt worse than anyone ever could."
Grand Ole Opry apologizes after Elle King performs Dolly Parton cover 'hammered'
One TikTok video from King's Jan. 19 performance claims that the "Worth A Shot" singer acknowledged on stage that she couldn't sing the lyrics to "Marry Me": "In this (crap) place, I have no idea what the lyrics are to these songs. Keep it a secret from Dolly since it's her birthday."
She continued, turning to face the crowd, "I won't even (expletive) lie. You will not receive your money back even if you purchased tickets for this (expletive).
"I don't want it," a fan was heard to respond. King answered, "Good, because you ain't getting it."
On January 19, Parton celebrated her 78th birthday in Nashville, Tennessee, with a number of festivities. Among them was a Parton-themed evening at the Grand Ole Opry featuring performances by King, Terri Clark, Ashley Monroe, Tigirlily Gold, Dailey and Vincent, and other artists.
"We deeply regret and apologize for the language that was used during last night's second Opry performance," the Opry's post said. According to TikTok user @jamiek721, King cursed over a dozen times while children were also in attendance.
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