Elle King makes her first comment on 'hammered' Dolly Parton tribute performance.
After postponing a string of concerts, Elle King returned to the stage at the Extra Innings Festival in Tempe, Arizona, in March.tribute concert in January. The singer was criticized for appearing inebriated onstage at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, where she bungled lyrics and told the crowd, “Hi, my name is Elle King and I’m fucking hammered.”
On Sunday, King posted a brief video of her running stairs in an arena with the caption, “Oh no was my human showing.” But it’s what she wrote over the video that directly addressed the fallout from her performance. “To everyone sending me love because I’m human and already talked to Dolly,” she wrote, “I love you.” She went on to allude to harsh comments she received in her DMs: “To everyone who told me to k*ll myself. I love you too.
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