Miley Cyrus breaks down in tears as she pays tribute to Dolly Parton at her Hollywood Bowl show: Me and Dolly are eternal

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[u/kermi3_4488]

I feel Dolly was Miley’s safe space. Always supportive, loving and encouraging her to be herself.

[u/snarkaluff → u/kermi3_4488]

Especially considering how fucking crazy both her parents are. She probably saw Dolly like another parent, one she could actually count on and go to for guidance

[u/kermi3_4488 → u/snarkaluff]

Oh 100%!!!! I saw that clip a few months ago of her mother admitting she was living vicariously through Miley, and Miley was living her dream.

…..and then there’s Billy Ray…..

Those two are fucking odd aa shit…

[u/byebyebirdie123 → u/kermi3_4488]

So the same thing Dolly was for so many of us as well- except it was literal for Miley

[u/Mai_maniac]

Imagine having been so lucky to have Dolly Parton as your godmother. Miley must have the most precious memories of her.

[u/iama_jellyfish]

When I heard the news Dolly Parton died the first person I thought of was Miley. They had such a lovely bond, she must be hurting a lot.

[u/melodramaticmoon]

https://giphy.com/gifs/2viYwPGLwRp3OfQRsI
Love is eternal ❤️

[u/AdorableBunnies]

One of the few people I want to hear from about Dolly’s death. I hope she’s doing well.

[u/sal-ads]

Dolly being gone still feels unreal

[u/melodramaticmoon]

This was super moving. You can tell how much she loved her. I hope they do see each other again someday ❤️ rip dolly

[u/Severus-Snape-DaGod]

Some of these comments on the Miley posts are weird and cruel to someone who just lost their Godmother.

[u/OowlSun → u/Severus-Snape-DaGod]

It’s very odd. Dolly Parton has been in her life forever- it’s unsurprising that she’s mourning her.

[u/melodramaticmoon → u/Severus-Snape-DaGod]

They’re very lucky to have never lost someone they love so dearly to a cruel disease like cancer.

[u/OowlSun → u/[deleted]]

Was that before or after a much older Amanda Bynes insulted her on Twitter? Anyhow, that’s not really relevant as the post is about her mourning Dolly. Does that not matter because she was ‘mean’ to someone when Obama was still in office?

[u/dagirlECee]

https://giphy.com/gifs/cKuwPMEQmN9v2

[u/igorific8019]

Oh Miley. My heart BREAKS for you.

[u/Neither_Complaint938]

She was really her fairy god mother 💕

[u/nothanksthesequel]

maybe this is me over-anticipating a reaction because of one shitty gif but don't just read the title y'all. she's saying their relationship is eternal - that not even death can keep them apart.

[u/OkProfessor6810 → u/nothanksthesequel]

Oh, you tried but reddit's gonna reddit. I appreciate the attempt.

[u/vewywascallywabbit]

Miley has always looked a lot like Tish, but you can see it especially in this clip!

[u/ConsciousAd3109 → u/vewywascallywabbit]

Which makes it even more hilarious when that random woman said she was Miley’s real mother

[u/vewywascallywabbit → u/ConsciousAd3109]

Lmao, you honestly get some nutty people!

[u/lilac-bunni]

Their bond is so special, and you can truly feel the love and respect Miley has for Dolly in such a beautiful and meaningful tribute.

[u/BigandBisexual]

Losing Dolly felt like a light flickering out for the world to see. I can't imagine the pain of losing her as someone who knew her so closely.

[u/SAINTnumberFIVE]

My mom met Dolly Parton in the 80s. She was a truly kind lady.

[u/I_am_albatross]

Dolly's catalog is in a safe pair of hands with Miley :)

[u/melizivey → u/I_am_albatross]

I’m confused, what do you mean?

[u/PatriciaMorticia → u/melizivey]

I think Dolly left Miley the rights to her music catalogue when she passed.

[u/sausagekng → u/PatriciaMorticia]

People really just make shit up

[u/melizivey → u/PatriciaMorticia]

I don’t think she did. Miley isn’t in charge of the estate and Dolly’s will (which I assume she had) hasn’t been made public.
Whoever controls the estate probably controls the music too. And unless someone on her team says differently, we shouldn’t assume

[u/Hobobo2024 → u/PatriciaMorticia]

Are you sure. Id think shed give it to her leech of a family since they need the money more.

[u/ImTooSaxy → u/I_am_albatross]

Gross. Miley Cyrus is nothing like Dolly Parton.

[u/caryn1477 → u/ImTooSaxy]

Do you not know that Miley Cyrus is her goddaughter?

[u/ImTooSaxy → u/caryn1477]

Fully aware. Miley just isn't a worthy successor to Dolly's legacy.

[u/MKUltra16 → u/ImTooSaxy]

Either you love Dolly too much or you love Miley too little. We don’t know them. It’s between Dolly and Miley.

[u/Bringbackemo → u/ImTooSaxy]

Well Dolly did feel like she was and has said so

[u/hbomb9410 → u/ImTooSaxy]

Dolly obviously believed she was, so your opinion is irrelevant.

[u/Honest_Abyss → u/ImTooSaxy]

Miley was basically raised by Dolly, they are very alike. You’re very wrong.

[u/ImTooSaxy → u/Honest_Abyss]

That's hilarious. No, Miley was not raised by Dolly. Dolly was certainly involved in her life when she was younger, but Tish and Billy Ray raised Miley. Stop trying to sugar-coat Miley.

[u/MysteriousAccount572 → u/ImTooSaxy]

look, for a young woman who grew up in the public eye and never had a chance to be a kid, was horrifically criticized every time she breathed, and went through all her awkward edgy teenage shit in front of millions - miley's doing just fine. she's grown up into a smart, well-spoken, and humble woman and dolly was damn proud of her.

i agree: dolly didn't "raise" her - but calling her "gross" and saying they're nothing alike is to spit on dolly's grave. if you said that in front of her, she'd laugh in your face - in that sweet way of hers - and find a kind way of letting you know you don't know what the hell you're talking about.

[u/ImTooSaxy → u/MysteriousAccount572]

And Tom and Rita raised Chet Hanks. They're not the same people, or even similar people in any way, and that's okay, but if Chet opened up every concert talking about the memory of his dad it would seem a little insincere and more of a sympathy vote.

[u/MysteriousAccount572 → u/ImTooSaxy]

what the fuck?

dolly hasn't even been in the ground for two months.

how long do YOU feel is appropriate for a person to struggle with the death of a parental figure? fuck outta here. what a disgusting sentiment.

if miley is still crying publicly in 2 years, then let's talk. but less than 2 months out, this viewpoint is completely inhuman and disturbing.

[u/Twitter_2006]

Rest in Peace, Dolly.

[u/Wildflower_Dancing78]

dolly truly was one of the greatest songwriters to ever do it <3

[u/Peeezer3]

The idea you couldn't be close with your God parent is awful. My God Father is the first person I'd call without my actual parents around. Just because someone has a PR team doesnt mean they're not still a human.

[u/No_Win_4088]

True

[u/CantBelieveUClicked]

What song is playing

[u/Davidiscool222 → u/CantBelieveUClicked]

Jolene

[u/Life-Pay-3779]

I know how you feel, Miley.

[u/Papa_Boat17]

I may not know Dolly like Miley did but I do feel the same way about how much we miss her

[u/56ninjas]

I hear she's going by just Miley now

[u/lonely_monkee → u/[deleted]]

Yes, like 95% of people say it that way round (despite being grammatically frowned upon)

[u/Effective-Big8158 → u/[deleted]]

its vary common even if it's technically wrong. english is easy to learn but difficult to master

[u/igaveuponausername → u/[deleted]]

Okay, so, thank you for asking this. I literally looked this up last week because I’d had enough of “me and X” statements… my head clocks it IMMEDIATELY and i can’t stand it.

The difference is subject (doing the action) vs object (receiving the action)!!

Subject: Jack and I tied the race!

Object: The competition rewarded me and Jack trophies of participation.

I still hate it, haha. But that’s the difference.

[u/DopeAndDiamonds_ → u/igaveuponausername]

It also irks me when people use “I” in all cases when “me” is grammatically appropriate in many, like in your second example

[u/Majestic-Bug9966 → u/DopeAndDiamonds_]

Oh, hear, hear!!!

Many people seem to have had it hammered into them to not say "me and X", so they think that "X and I" (but magically never "I and X") is universally the right choice. So they'll say absurd things like, "The drinks are for Jessica and I."

"Who" versus "that" versus "whom" is also a mess.

Mind you, my own language knowledge and skills are nowhere near where I want them to be, despite English being my primary language.

[u/Dependent_Ad5451 → u/igaveuponausername]

An even easier way to differentiate is taking the other name out. So, using your example:

I tied the race! vs Me tied the race! 

The competition rewarded me trophies of participation. vs The competition rewarded I trophies of participation.

[u/Reasonable-Mess3070 → u/Dependent_Ad5451]

Im ngl this is the only way I can do it. This is one of those things my brain struggles with. I also struggle with affect/effect

[u/Life_Roll8667 → u/[deleted]]

https://giphy.com/gifs/3h5pe45FM9qUM

[u/ImTooSaxy]

I think Dolly tried really hard with Miley, and opened a lot of doors for Miley, but Miley is still Miley. Billy Ray and Tish aren't good people or good parents.

[u/uncutking7]

She looks like MTG 😩

[u/Technical_Yak_3271 → u/[deleted]]

what could you possibly be rolling your eyes at

[u/Davidiscool222 → u/[deleted]]

Wtf is wrong with you

[u/vewywascallywabbit → u/[deleted]]

Right?! Grieving her godmother's death and believing that their bond is eternal, even after death, is hilarious!!! /s

https://giphy.com/gifs/6NQTmKRDphBgBpGDNz

[u/cptcook717 → u/vewywascallywabbit]

You’re projecting how YOU would feel onto Miley but you don’t know her. She could be capitalizing on the opportunity to help her brand thats normal for celebs and people with PR teams. Both can be true.

[u/vewywascallywabbit → u/cptcook717]

Do you think Miley needs to capitalise grief or whatever to promote her brand? She has been well-known for a long time, she isn't an up and coming artist who needs clout or a sob story to drum up publicity.

You're probably projecting what you'd do if you were a celebrity or a person with a PR team. Miley and Dolly were close and both spoke highly of each other publically.

[u/cptcook717 → u/vewywascallywabbit]

Yes I do people capitalize off of tragedy all the time, I can’t speak for her specifically neither can you but it’s not out of the realm of possibility duh

[u/vewywascallywabbit → u/cptcook717]

It is very much out of the realm for someone like Miley, you merely need to see her social media. Her grief is real. Who are you surrounding yourself with that you're adamant that people capitalise from a tragedy all the time? Whatever happened to assuming the best of another, regardless or their celebrity status or lack of?

People forget celebrities are human beings who feel too.

[u/OliWood → u/[deleted]]

It litteraly was her godmother, she has been singing Dolly's songs for years, there are tons of ́pictures of them together... she is probably more affected by her death than 99% of the people out there.

[u/Extension_Big5205 → u/[deleted]]

Dolly is literally her god mother. That woman raised her 

[u/holly-flannigan-slut → u/Extension_Big5205]

No she didnt lol. She was her godmother, thats true. Dolly and her dad where industry friends.

[u/Extension_Big5205 → u/holly-flannigan-slut]

She has literally talked about how dolly has been in her life since she was little. Dolly is also her god mother 

[u/Technical_Yak_3271 → u/holly-flannigan-slut]

how do you know what she did or didn’t do? were you there?

[u/SuccessOk7850 → u/[deleted]]

Dolly was her godmother, she’s affected by her death because that’s her family.

[u/No-Physics1146 → u/[deleted]]

There’s no need to be this cynical. It’s clear they were close and she’s allowed to grieve publicly.

[u/marshmallowmatchaa → u/[deleted]]

https://giphy.com/gifs/UpELDJaNeHTHRWh6r6

[u/Red-Cloud-44 → u/[deleted]]

You got your previous comments deleted, but you just keep going. Tell us how Miley hurt you LOL 

[u/cptcook717 → u/[deleted]]

Because it is. It’s a concert she’s LITERALLY performing.

Now that’s the correct use of the word LITERALLY

[u/4ellights]

I don't see any tears?

[u/Pinksamuraiiiii → u/4ellights]

Eww at your comment. How embarrassing for you. If I were you, I’d delete this.

[u/kgal1298 → u/4ellights]

There’s other angles but she was crying before she started talking I was at the concert and it was evident. People in closer rows have the full talk and you can see it.

[u/CodeNameNo-1]

The performative crocodile tears are so unnecessary.

[u/Positive_Issue887]

Godmother isn't this massive thing it's being made out to be, as someone Catholic. Her parents were very smart in capitalising on their relationship with DP where they were able to ask her to stand for Miley but honestly most people never really grow up or know their Godparents. You just need to have 2 people on the alter during the Christening, so many people just pick those who can attend.

Miley's taking it hard because of all the other reasons, but just wanted to clear it up.

[u/OowlSun → u/Positive_Issue887]

Some people are super close to their godparents. There probably is no other reason- she was a part of Miley’s family and from what I heard Dolly was a loving and caring person. It can be that simple.

[u/teetertot_420 → u/Positive_Issue887]

Not sure what you think you’re “cleaning up” or why you feel like you can speak for everyone who has godparents.

My godparents lived next door to us until I was 14 and they had a job opportunity. I saw them basically every other day and even after they moved I got handed the house phone because they wanted to know how I was doing & they missed me.

It’s really gross you’re talking about capitalization.

Some people have a relationship with their godparents. Apparently this is news to you.

[u/marshmallowmatchaa → u/Positive_Issue887]

https://giphy.com/gifs/UpELDJaNeHTHRWh6r6

[u/89764637527 → u/Positive_Issue887]

You’re not cleaning anything up, you just think your Catholic definition of Godparent is the only correct one. Probably happens a lot.

[u/Submischievous → u/Positive_Issue887]

...okay? Cousins by standard definition are not a "close" relative but when one of mine very suddenly passed away in his fourties, it was like losing a brother. A lot of us had broken immediate families growing up e.g. no dad or no mom, so our uncles, aunts and cousins filled in the gaps. We all had a hand in raising each other so when one of us was taken, it devastated all of us.

Probably one of the most idiotic comments I've ever read in my life, dude. Not too late to delete.

[u/TheLakeWitch → u/Positive_Issue887]

[u/bethe1_ → u/Positive_Issue887]

This doesn’t even matter here because miley did grow up with her godmother. Like we saw it very publically and also they mentioned privately all through the years. why are people being weird

[u/LivasaurusRex420 → u/Positive_Issue887]

Everyone i know is close to their godparents, especially because if the parents die, the godparents take over and raise the child/children.

[u/throwawaydostoievski → u/LivasaurusRex420]

As someone who became an orphan at 17, I did move in with my godparents. It’s definitely a thing.

[u/Life_Roll8667 → u/Positive_Issue887]

https://giphy.com/gifs/aQGqcObSxfixy

[u/Aware_Flow1070]

Dolly and I*