Elle King slammed for ‘ruining’ Dolly Parton’s birthday celebration with ‘horrible, drunk and profane’ performance at Nashville’s iconic Grand Ole Opry

Elle King caused quite a stir among fans at the Grand Ole Opry on Friday when she appeared “hammered” during a performance.

The 34-year-old singer performed at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville as part of a show honoring Dolly Parton on her 78th birthday.

King was seen slurring her words and saying the F-word several times during the set, before admitting on stage that she was “hammered.”

“We deeply regret and apologize for the language used during last night’s second Opry performance,” the venue said in an apologetic statement.

King has not yet publicly addressed the incident, either in a statement or on social media.

The 34-year-old singer performed at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville as part of a show honoring Dolly Parton on her 78th birthday. ‘You won’t get your money back. I’ll tell you one more thing: “Hi, my name is Elle King (and) I’m fucking hammered,” she said on stage

After a fan started yelling at her, King openly stated that she was drunk on stage, which did not go down well with the fans.

‘You won’t get your money back. I’ll tell you one more thing: “Hi, my name is Elle King (and) I’m fucking hammered,” she said on stage.

The Opry Goes Dolly show also featured Ashley Monroe, Tigirlily Gold and Dailey & Vincent, with fans mocking King on social media.

‘Elle King ruined the evening with her terrible, drunken and profane performance. Dolly Parton would have been mortified,” one user wrote on X.

“For our first time at The Opry, it was a shame we all had to witness that,” the user added.

“Elle King had no respect for the Ryman and Dolly Parton,” a TikTok user added on the social media platform.

Although King has not discussed that performance, she has spoken about her past drinking, insisting that she was able to keep it under control.

‘I really like drinking and singing. I don’t want to get as drunk as I used to,” King said in a 2022 interview.

‘It’s easier for me to say, “Yes, I want to drink and party and (then) go on stage.” I get nervous before I go on stage, (so) I have a few drinks (first),” she said.

‘Drinking makes me less nervous when I touch the notes when I sing. If I don’t make them, it won’t sting as much,” she clarified.

King released her third album, Come Get Your Wife, in 2023, and it is unclear if she is currently working on new music.

Although King has not discussed that performance, she has spoken about her past drinking, insisting that she was able to keep it under control. She is pictured here drinking on stage in January last year