On X and in real life, most of America is still reeling from the loss of beloved musical and cultural icon Dolly Parton yesterday. Ever since news of her death broke, tributes, fond remembrances, and other tales of how Parton touched all our lives have been trending all over the platform.
And why wouldn't they? Everyone loved and continues to love Parton.
Meanwhile, over at CNN, they took the opportunity of the passing of America's sweetheart emeritus to, once again, stomp on a gigantic rake.
In reporting about Parton's life and death, who did they throw up on the screen? A Dolly impersonator.
CNN forced to apologize to Dolly Parton's family for using photo of Vegas impersonator in covering icon's death https://t.co/L6M20jULjY pic.twitter.com/QwYd0ulhCC
CNN was forced to apologize to Dolly Parton’s family for mistakenly using a photo of a Las Vegas impersonator of the country music legend while reporting on her death.
The cable news network aired an image of tribute artist Kelly Vohnn as it covered Parton’s Tuesday death from cancer — leaving the 58-year-old Vohnn stunned as friends began bombarding her with messages.“We regret the error and apologize to the Parton family,” CNN told The Post in a brief Thursday statement.
Wow. What a sincere, heartfelt apology. That oughta do it.
And they wonder why everyone laughs at them.
Vohnn, who has also impersonated country star Reba McEntire, noted that "someone at CNN really screwed up."
Great job CNN. A professional news organization. 🙄 https://t.co/FIlkYYuVj6
We apologize to our readers for erroneously including a tweet suggesting (even sarcastically) that CNN is a legitimate media outlet.
We're sure the late James Earl Jones regrets ever lending his voice to the network.
I didn’t think my point of CNN could sink any lower.I was wrong. pic.twitter.com/lCjSqOnYpa
They will always be able to sink lower.
