Garth Brooks’ daughter is facing backlash for her “weird” and “selfish” Instagram post following Dolly Parton’s death at the age of 80 on Tuesday.
Allie Colleen, 30, took to the social media platform to honor Parton after the news was announced, but many commenters were left confused by the tribute.
Colleen, who is a country singer herself, shared a text message in which she began by saying that her “biggest fear in life” is the day her father dies.
“And I got to watch the world mourn a man they never knew the way I knew him,” the 30-year-old told her followers.
Brooks shares Colleen with ex-wife Sandy Mahl, whom he was married to from 1986 to 2001.
Garth Brooks’ daughter faces backlash for her ‘weird’ and ‘selfish’ Instagram post following Dolly Parton’s death
Parton died Tuesday at the age of 80, and country singer Colleen shared his feelings in a social media post
The note was addressed in part to Parton’s “personal family and friends” and said, “You have all my love and condolences today and forever in the future.”
“To Ms. Dolly’s personal family and friends, you have all my love and condolences today and forevermore,” she added.
‘What a huge, beautiful, special life to love and mourn. Thank you for sharing her with all of us.”
Parton enjoyed an illustrious music career that spanned seven decades and was perhaps best known for her hits Jolene and 9 to 5.
Colleen’s text message called the music icon’s life a “huge, beautiful, special” one to love and mourn before thanking Parton’s loved ones for sharing her with the world.
Another comment in the caption of her post further read: “What a beautiful privilege it is to grieve.”
She added, “Grieving is knowing that you were loved deeply and completely. To the woman we all love, and to all who mourn her, I love you all.”
Colleen left fans with a final note in her original post: ‘Please respect the family and her personal friends <3'
But the statement on social media has seemingly confused some viewers the wrong way.
Colleen left fans with a final note in her original post: ‘Please respect the family and her personal friends <3'
But the statement on social media has seemingly confused some viewers the wrong way
Instagram users suggested the focus should have remained solely on Parton.
‘That’s a very strange comment. This is about Dolly, not about how you will feel when the time comes,” one user wrote.
Another commented: ‘Your biggest fear in life? Lucky lady!… there is an art of expressing yourself eloquently that some people don’t possess. Yes, it seems strange, but let’s be nice anyway, like Dolly would have been.’
A third chimed in: “Gross. Regardless of a person’s public persona, a family mourns the loss of their person. Don’t make it about you. Dolly deserves a memorial post about her, not you.”
Some commenters explained that they understood what Colleen was trying to say, but criticized the timing of her post.
Colleen was called out by others for having a nepo baby prospect.
She is the youngest of Brooks’ three daughters with Mahl and has older siblings Taylor and August. The Friends in Low Places crooner is now married to Trisha Yearwood.
“How selfish… shame on her. karma will win. and maybe we miss Dolly, rest in peace sweet angel ❤️,” one commenter wrote.
Another joked: ‘Well, you definitely got your narcissistic attitude from your dad.’
Colleen is the youngest of Brooks’ three daughters with Sandy Mahl. The Friends in Low Places crooner is now married to Trisha Yearwood (right)
Colleen was called out by others for having a nepo-baby view, with commenters calling her ‘sassy’ and ‘narcissistic’
But the drama didn’t stop there; Colleen clapped back at several critics, including one who suggested Brooks fans will “understand your pain” if her father were to die before her.
‘I don’t think you will. I would never like it if you lost your father. I don’t know how you would feel if you lost your father. Exactly what I’m talking about,” Colleen replied.
Commenters also noted that the post insinuated that the love in her relationship with Brooks was somehow stronger than any other father-child bond.
She replied to another post explaining: ‘I would never pretend to understand how much you make anyone sad – that’s all I’m saying.’
Colleen, who released her own album Stones in 2021, explained more in her response to another Instagram user: ‘This is my account – I’m saying that because of my life experiences I don’t know how to respond to these things in my industry.
“I don’t tell anyone else how to grieve. I just acknowledge the family. You do, honey.”
