{
  "id": 4118232,
  "title": "Bill Maher Gives Unsavory Dolly Parton Tribute While Criticizing Media Coverage of Her Death",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/bill-maher-gives-unsavory-dolly-parton-tribute-while-criticizing",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-29T05:33:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hollywood Reporter",
    "slug": "the-hollywood-reporter",
    "url": "https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/bill-maher-dolly-parton-death-tribute-1236684800/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Bill Maher marked Dolly Parton's passing on his show \"Real Time\" on Friday night. According to TheWrap, Maher mentioned Parton's death at the age of 80, and noted that other significant news may have been overshadowed by her passing. He referenced horrible flooding in Nepal and issues with Canada.\n\nMaher's tribute to Parton drew negative attention, with Deadline reporting that he made a joke about her signature busty appearance. TheWrap described the joke as a comment about the Sphere in Las Vegas adding a nipple to its display in tribute to Parton.\n\nParton's death was widely mourned, with tributes including the Santa Monica Ferris wheel being lit up with hearts, the Empire State Building being lit up in pink, and TheWrap also mentioned Ricky Schroder, who portrayed Parton's father in two biopic movies, giving a tribute that drew negative attention, similar to Maher's.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}