Music Icons Remember Dolly Parton As 'Pure Light' And An 'Angel' In Beautiful Tributes

Jane Fonda and Oprah Winfrey joined Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Celine Dion and Paul McCartney in celebrating the Jolene singer’s unqiue life and legacy.

The entertainment world is in mourning following the loss of one of the world’s most beloved stars, Dolly Parton.

On Monday night, the country music legend’s family announced that she had died at the age of 80, remembering her as a “global icon and humanitarian” who lived a “rhinestone life that shone bright enough for the world to see”.

Following the news, a number of her peers in the music industry and those who knew and worked with Dolly began sharing touching tributes, as well as their own memories of the remarkable superstar.

Among the first to pay their respects were her co-stars in the films 9 To 5 and Steel Magnolias.

Jane Fonda wrote on Instagram that she was “devastated” to have “just learned that Dolly has moved on”.

“I know that millions are mourning and I want to say this – more than anyone I have ever known, Dolly will always be with us because she was so present, so powerful, so generous and playful that she is woven into all our lives and hearts forever,” the Oscar winner said.

“We have our memories of her, her songs, Dollywood, 9 To 5, the millions of books she got into the hands of children, all the iconic images that bring her to us. And they are all blessings. Let’s be grateful for all that she has left us to ease our sadness now.

“I never knew anyone like her. She was simultaneously a naughty, playful southern gal from the hollows of Tennessee and a deep, soulful thinker who could see through people right down to their true selves.”

Jane added: “She was many things… lyricist, songstress, player of many instruments, writer, prankster, visionary, loyal friend, who’d never go to bed before she and her friends had laughed so hard they’d have to cross their legs.

“She had a survivor’s instinct and seemed to always know just what to do, just what to say, to make things right… and then she’d stick her butt out the car window and moon Kenny Rogers’ home. She was the voluptuous embodiment of empathy. That’s something of hers she’d want us all to take with us.”

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