Dolly Parton Refuses To Judge 'american Idol' Or 'the Voice' For This Reason

While galore celebrities whitethorn jump astatine nan chance to beryllium successful a "The Voice" spinning chair aliases manus retired an "American Idol" aureate ticket, fans will not find state euphony fable Dolly Parton doing either. 

The "9 to 5" crooner revealed why she has turned down offers to beryllium connected nan judging sheet for nan celebrated singing title shows. 

"I've been asked to do that a batch of times," Parton told E! News. "It's excessively difficult for me. That's why I don't judge it, because I cognize really sincere everybody is. Even if they're not that good, they judge they are. And I conscionable can't wounded people."

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Dolly Parton explained her reasoning for turning down judging roles connected celebrated singing competitions "American Idol" and "The Voice." (Jason Kempin/Getty Images)

While Parton, 79, has nary liking successful criticizing aspiring artists, she joined "American Idol" play 7 arsenic a impermanent mentor successful 2008. During this season, respective apical contestants chose to execute her songs, including victor David Cook. 

"It's excessively difficult for me. That's why I don't judge it, because I cognize really sincere everybody is."

Parton was additionally tapped successful arsenic a impermanent mentor connected "The Voice" doubly – successful 2015 for play 9 and successful 2016 for play 11. 

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Dolly Parton was additionally tapped successful arsenic a impermanent mentor connected "The Voice" doubly – successful 2015 for play 9 and successful 2016 for play 11. (Trae Patton/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images)

Although being a euphony judge is not successful nan cards for Parton, the state star is gearing up to debut her autobiographical musical, "Dolly: An Original Musical," connected Broadway successful 2026. She has besides precocious celebrated nan 40th day of her taxable park, Dollywood. 

"I'm conscionable very proud of each of it, because I've seen it grow. It's for illustration having a location afloat of kids. Every clip thing caller goes in, it's like, 'Oh, we sewage a caller baby, we sewage a caller kid successful the family,’" she told E! News.

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Dolly Parton precocious celebrated nan 40th day of her taxable park, Dollywood. (Ron Davis/Getty Images)

"But it's an astonishing parkland and it's catered to families… we're proud of that. I deliberation I'm arsenic proud of that arsenic anything, that group want to travel back."

The "Jolene" singer’s comments travel aft nan caller decease of her longtime husband, Carl Dean. 

Dolly Parton's husband, Carl Dean, died successful Nashville, Tennessee, successful March. He was 82. (Dolly Parton Instagram)

Parton announced Dean's decease successful a heartfelt connection that she shared connected Instagram connected March 3.

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"Carl and I spent galore awesome years together," Parton wrote. Words can't do justness to nan emotion we shared for complete 60 years. Thank you for your prayers and sympathy."

On March 7, Parton took to Instagram to uncover a caller opus that she had dedicated to Dean, titled "If You Hadn't Been There." 

Dolly Parton released a caller opus dedicated to nan passing of her hubby successful March. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)

"I fell successful emotion pinch Carl Dean erstwhile I was 18 years old," she wrote on pinch a throwback photograph of herself pinch her spouse.

"We person spent 60 precious and meaningful years together," Parton continued successful her caption. Like each awesome emotion stories, they ne'er end. They unrecorded connected successful representation and song. He will ever beryllium nan prima of my life story, and I dedicate this opus to him."

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