Elle King Was So ‘Hammered’ During Dolly Parton Tribute That the Grand Ole Opry Issued an Apology

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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. “I didn’t see nor hear the Grand Ole Opry birthday tribute to my big sister Dolly over the weekend,” Stella tweeted. “But some lil girl by the name of Elle King apparently cussed and insulted some of Dolly’s fans by not knowing a song.