{"id":42252,"date":"2026-08-27T23:55:48","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T23:55:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=42252"},"modified":"2026-08-27T23:55:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T23:55:48","slug":"ricky-schroder-posted-a-tribute-to-dolly-parton-his-words-drew-strong-reactions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=42252","title":{"rendered":"Ricky Schroder Posted a Tribute to Dolly Parton \u2014 His Words Drew Strong Reactions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"94\" data-end=\"395\">Ricky Schroder, who played Dolly Parton\u2019s father in the 2015 TV movie <em data-start=\"164\" data-end=\"200\">Dolly Parton\u2019s Coat of Many Colors<\/em>, shared a tribute after her death. But instead of focusing only on their friendship, he also mentioned political and social issues where they had disagr&#8230;<strong>Continue Reading<\/strong><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"397\" data-end=\"681\">His post said that he disagreed with Parton\u2019s support for transgender people and COVID vaccines but still loved her. The wording quickly sparked backlash, with many people questioning why he chose to highlight disagreements in a memorial message.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"683\" data-end=\"976\">Some people defended Schroder, saying Parton herself was known for accepting people with different beliefs. Others pointed to her long history of supporting gay and transgender people and felt his comments distracted from the purpose of honoring her life.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"978\" data-end=\"1280\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Schroder\u2019s tribute became one of many very different reactions to Parton\u2019s death. 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