Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Taylor Swift honors Dolly Parton in a lengthy statement, paying homage to the 'eternally generous' country icon who died at 80 after battling cancer. Taylor dubs Dolly 'the gift that kept on giving,' calling out her many musical and philanthropic contributions. One month before Dolly's death, Taylor and her now husband, Travis Kelce, made a $2 million donation to Dolly's Imagination Library, which gifts children around the world free books: an initiative Dolly started to share her love of reading with the world.

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