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Dolly Parton is holding off just a little longer until she gets the COVID-19 vaccine.

During a new interview, the 75-year-old entertainer – who donated $1 million to coronavirus vaccine research at the start of the pandemic – explained why she hasn’t gotten the vaccine yet.

“I’m not going to get mine until some more people get theirs. I don’t want it to look like I’m jumping the line just because I donated money,” Dolly explained to The Associated Press. “I’m very funny about that. I’m going to get mine though, but I’m going to wait.”

“I’m at the age where I could have gotten mine legally last week,” Dolly continued. “I turned 75. I was going to do it on my birthday, and I thought, ‘Nah, don’t do that. You’ll look like you’re just doing a show.’ None of my work is really like that.”

Dolly then reassured that she is definitely “going to get” the vaccine, and that she wants to encourage others to get it too.

“When I get it, I’ll probably do it on camera so people will know and I’ll tell them the truth, if I have symptoms and all that,” Dolly said. “Hopefully it’ll encourage people. I’m not going to jump the line just because I could.”

During another recent interview, Dolly Parton revealed she turned down receiving Presidential Medal of Freedom two separate times.

Dolly Parton is putting a spin on her classic “9 To 5″!

The music superstar re-recorded her 1980 hit “9 To 5″ as “5 To 9″ as part of Squarespace’s Super Bowl commercial, which premiered Tuesday (February 2).

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The spin on the song is meant to honor the historic number of people who are working to turn an after-hours project or passion into their own business or side hustle.

Damien Chazelle directed the commercial and Justin Peck oversaw the choreography, with many of the dancers featured from Broadway and off Broadway.

Squarespace worked with Dolly to rewrite the lyrics to “celebrate a new generation of entrepreneurs, and empower anyone with a dream to get started – the music is the star of the commercial.”

Plus, Dolly’s own side hustle, a namesake fragrance, will launch its website on Squarespace before the Super Bowl at DollyFragrance.com.

It was recently revealed that Dolly turned down a prestigious honor twice. Find out why!

Dolly Parton revealed that she has been offered the Presidential Medal of Freedom two separate times, and she turned it down both times.

“I couldn’t accept it because my husband was ill and then they asked me again about it and I wouldn’t travel because of the COVID,” she explained on the Today show. She added she has also now heard from Joe Biden‘s administration. “Now I feel like if I take it, I’ll be doing politics, so I’m not sure.”

“But I don’t work for those awards,” she continued. “It’d be nice but I’m not sure that I even deserve it. But it’s a nice compliment for people to think that I might deserve it.”

“I think everyone thinks you might deserve it,” Today show host Hoda Kotb added.

If you don’t know, the medal is given by the President to an individual who has made “an especially meritorious contribution to the security or national interests of the United States, world peace, cultural or other significant public or private endeavors.”

Former President Barack Obama even once wanted to give Dolly the award and you have to see what he once said about it.

Find out the huge donation Dolly made that has really been helping during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Steel Magnolias is having a moment on social media.

The 1989 film, which stars Shirley MacLaine, Daryl Hannah, Sally Field, Dolly Parton and Julia Roberts, shot to the top of the Trending Topics due to a viral tweet on Sunday (January 24).

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“What movie automatically makes you cry no matter how many times you’ve seen it? You can do more than 1,” the Twitter prompt from one user reads, which resulted in hundreds of responses. And one of the most common responses? Steel Magnolias!

The movie follows a young beautician who arrives in a small Louisiana town and finds work at the local salon, where a small group of women share a close bond of friendship, and welcome her into the fold.

“Steel Magnolias (ugly cry every single time),” one popular response reads.

“BAY BAY!! Steel Magnolias will hit you in the feels every time. I also have learned that I’m more like Ouisa as I mature and I’m OK with that,” said another.

“Woke up my favorite white movie trending, Steel Magnolias. ‘Don’t talk about me like I’m not here!’ ‘Open your eyes, Shelby. Open, open your eyes,’” added another.

One of the stars of the movie sadly passed away in December.

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It’s a sad day for Dolly Parton.

The 75-year-old entertainer took to her Facebook account on Thursday (January 21) to announce he death of her younger brother Randy.

“My brother Randy has lost his battle with cancer,” Dolly wrote. “The family and I are grieving his loss but we know he is in a better place than we are at this time. We are a family of faith and we believe that he is safe with God and that he is joined by members of the family that have gone on before and have welcomed him with joy and open arms.”

Randy‘s passing comes just two days after Dolly‘s 75th birthday.

“Randy was a great singer, writer, and entertainer. He sang, played guitar and bass in my band for many years. He headed his own show at Dollywood since it opened in 1986. He’s had several chart records of his own, but his duet with me on ‘Old Flames Can’t Hold A Candle To You’ will always be a highlight in my own career,” Dolly continued. “‘You Are My Christmas,’ our duet on my latest Christmas album, joined with his daughter Heidi, will always be a favorite. It was his last musical recording and he shined on it just like he’s shining in heaven now.”

Dolly concluded, “He is survived by his wife Deb, his daughter Heidi, son Sabyn, grandsons Huston and Trent. We will always love him and he will always be in our hearts, Dolly Parton and Family. Those wishing to honor Randy may donate to the Imagination Library in honor of both Randy and our father, Robert Lee Parton.”

Our thoughts are with Dolly and Randy‘s loved ones during this difficult time.

Dolly Parton is poking fun at RuPaul.

The 74-year-old “Jolene” music legend and the 60-year-old RuPaul’s Drag Race host had a conversation as part of the December 2020 issue of Marie Claire.

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During the chat, they discussed maintaining their appearance.

“That’s the thing: There are similarities in what we do, but I take all that stuff off,” RuPaul said.

“Well, I don’t. I have to always stay ready—street ready, I always say. I have to keep my makeup on and keep my hair done. Like, when I’m in L.A.—I’ve told you about it—if it’s going to earthquake, if we get an earthquake, I’m not running out in the street looking like you look now,” Dolly sassed.

Fans on social media quickly took notice of the playful jab, and it’s since gone viral everywhere.

In related news, Barack Obama revealed he has a regret involving Dolly Parton.

Barack Obama is looking back on his eight years in the White House.

During his interview on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the 59-year-old former president revealed that his one “screw up” is not giving Dolly Parton a Presidential Medal of Freedom.

The medal is “awarded by the President of the United States to individuals who have made exceptional contributions to the security or national interests of America, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors,” according to the White House.

Stephen asked Obama how the 74-year-old country music icon could not have a Medal of Freedom after all of her humanitarian work. Just recently, it was revealed that Dolly donated $1 million to help scientists develop a coronavirus vaccine.

“That’s a mistake — I’m shocked,” Obama replied. “That was a screw up. I’m surprised. I think I assumed that she had already got one, and that was incorrect.”

However, there’s still a chance that Dolly could be honored with a Medal of Freedom. Obama is hoping that President-Elect Joe Biden will be help to fix the situation when he takes office in January.

“She deserves one,” Obama said. “I’ll call Biden!”

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