Dolly Parton on Why She Doesn’t ‘Do Politics’ as an Entertainer

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When “9 to 5” stars Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin reunited onstage at last month’s Emmy Awards, few people expected them to be as political as they wound up being.

The video of the trio went viral, not because of what was specifically said — but because of the awkward look on Parton’s face as her two co-stars went after President Trump.

“In [‘9 to 5’], we refused to be controlled by a sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot. And in 2017, we still refuse to be controlled by a sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot,” said both Tomlin and Fonda, comparing the villainous boss character from their ’80s movie to Trump.

“Everybody knows I don’t do politics,” Parton, 71, told “Fox and Friends” on Monday about her reaction at the awards show. – READ MORE

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