{
  "id": 8063490,
  "title": "Julia Stiles Pays Glittery Tribute to Dolly Parton With ‘9 to 5’ Quickstep on ‘Dancing With the Stars’: Watch",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/julia-stiles-pays-glittery-tribute-to-dolly-parton-with-9-to-5",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-17T16:43:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Billboard",
    "slug": "billboard",
    "url": "https://www.billboard.com/culture/tv-film/julia-stiles-tribute-dolly-parton-9-to-5-quickstep-dwts-watch-1236342551/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "During the Season 35 premiere of Dancing with the Stars on September 16, actress Julia Stiles paid tribute to country legend Dolly Parton with a lively quickstep to her 1980 No. 1 hit \"9 to 5.\" Stiles and her partner, professional dancer Ezra Sosa, wore sparkling white tuxedos with silver accents as they danced the high-energy routine. The dance paid homage to Parton's feminist-themed workplace comedy, as Stiles initially hugged Sosa and then playfully \"rejected\" him with a slow fake-out, all while maintaining elegant postures. Parton had approved the use of \"9 to 5\" shortly before her death at 80 on August 25, following a brief illness from cancer. Stiles shared that the actress had given Sosa her thumbs-up, which was important to both of them for their performance. The pair received a score of 18 out of 30, placing them in third place for the night behind other contestants.",
  "summary": "In her debut on the show on Wednesday night (Sept. 16), Stiles said Parton cleared the use of her Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 crossover hit before her death.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "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."
}