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CNN Apologizes for Mistakenly Airing Photo of Dolly Parton Impersonator in Report on Late Singer

CNN has apologized to the family of Dolly Parton after the news network incorrectly showed a photo on the air of a Dolly Parton tribute artist instead of the famed country singer herself. On Tuesday evening’s broadcast of CNN’s “Laura Coates Live” in the 11 p.m. ET hour, in a report about the death of […]

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CNN Apologizes for Mistakenly Airing Photo of Dolly Parton Impersonator in Report on Late Singer
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