Dolly Parton’s sister slams ‘fake AI garbage’ flooding the internet since icon’s death - NBC News

Stella Parton, 77, publicly condemned the flood of AI-generated deepfake images and videos of her late sister Dolly Parton, calling it "fake AI garbage" in a statement shared to Instagram on Friday.
The remarks, her most extensive yet since the singer's death, came a little more than a week after Dolly Parton died at age 80 following a brief battle with cancer.
Stella described the pressure the family faces from strangers, saying there is "a tremendous amount of AI and endless garbage being posted everyday" that has been challenging to absorb or ignore.
She predicted that those "in the business of exploiting the loss and tragedies of others" would eventually move on to the next round of misinformation, while thanking fans for their "genuine" support.
A country singer and songwriter herself, Stella is one of Dolly's 11 siblings and had 1970s hits including "I Want to Hold You in My Dreams Tonight," released in 1975.
She urged fans to honor her sister's life through "tolerance and respect toward others," noting Dolly avoided public opinions on politics and religion out of love for her fans, and asked people to reflect on how they will feel about themselves "at the end of a life."