Dolly Parton's Fans Slam Elle King for Ruining Country Icon's Birthday Celebration – Video

Dolly Parton's fans have slammed Elle King for ruining the country icon's birthday celebration. They labeled her actions as "disgraceful and disrespectful."

Fans of county music legend Dolly Parton were less than impressed with famous musician Elle King because of her recent behavior at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. While performing on stage during the Dolly Parton birthday tribute, Elle was seen drunkenly singing one of Dolly's songs.

After finishing an unsavory, slurred, and mumbled version of the song, forgetting the lyrics in the process, Elle proceeded to spout numerous curse words as she addressed the audience.

When the public saw the video of Elle, which has since gone viral, they criticized her. One person said: "Disgraceful and disrespectful. Just lost a fan." Another agreed and reiterated: "So disrespectful."

Those who valiantly defended Dolly Parton made it clear that "disrespect" toward her "will not be tolerated." Another person asserted: "What a disrespect to @dollyparton and the @opry. Opry should ban her." Similarly, someone else commented: "Cancel her stat!!!!!"

A social media user who blatantly insulted Elle expressed: "Just shows money can't buy class. Utterly common and disrespectful." Another noted: "Hopefully, realizing she disrespected one of her biggest idols will be a wake-up call, and she receives the help she desperately needs."

Dolly's fans were not the only people who voiced their disappointment in Elle. Stella Parton, the younger sister of Dolly, took to her social media account to share her feelings about what happened.

In a three-part message, Stella divulged, "To any lil ego thinking they can learn the lyrics correctly with a half...listen to one of Dolly's song[s]. Surprise! You'll end up looking as silly as that lil girl. Do your homework people."

Stella then went online again to ask people not to make the ordeal a political situation and to look at it strictly through the lens of it being disrespectful to her big sister. Since the fiasco, the Grand Ole Opry has issued an apology for Elle's actions.

The venue's social media account expressed their deep regret concerning Elle's performance and apologized for the profanity she used.