(Gray News) - Country music legend Dolly Parton has died.
Her nephew revealed the news in a Facebook video.
Parton shared an update on her health on Friday, Aug. 21, acknowledging her recent decline after the March 2025 death of her husband, Carl Dean.
In an interview with People, the 80-year-old country music icon said she has been through “hard times with my health.”
At this time, her cause of death has not been revealed.
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