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Oops, That Wasn’t Dolly Parton
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CNN made a pretty big blunder during their coverage of Dolly Parton‘s death … showing a pic of an impersonator instead of the real deal … and now the cable news giant is apologizing.
The embarrassing flub went down Tuesday night … CNN was airing a montage of Dolly photos, and they mistakenly included an image of Las Vegas impersonator Kelly Vohnn.
The photo hit airwaves during “Laura Coates Live” … about 12 hours after Dolly’s family announced the iconic artist’s death … so it wasn’t like CNN was rushing to put together a TV package here.
CNN apologized for the mistake, telling the California Post in a statement … “We regret the error and apologize to the Parton family.”
As for Vohnn, she was shocked by the mix-up. She told the outlet … “I started getting all these texts in from friends saying that I was on CNN, and I couldn’t believe it.”
She added that someone at CNN “really messed up,” saying … “I was already heartbroken at losing Dolly because of how much she has given to me as a woman and an artist. But then to see these images of me on screen was just weird.”
Vohnn explained she’s never tried to pass herself off as the real Dolly … and found the snafu to be “quite embarrassing.”
