Dolly Parton’s driver spills her untold secrets
Longtime driver Jason Pirro shared personal insights into the life of country music legend Dolly Parton, including her grief following her husband's death and her accepting nature regarding his gender transition. The article also notes that Parton passed away in August 2026 following a battle with cancer.
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Dolly Parton and her driver were “very close to each other.”
The country music legend’s longtime driver, Jason Pirro revealed that Dolly struggled to move on after her husband, Carl Dean's death. Moverover, he shared that the singer showed no discomfort when she got to know that Jason underwent a gender reassignment procedure four decades ago, as per Radar Online.
As quoted by the outlet, Jason said, "She didn't say much, but she sometimes talked about how much she missed him so much."
"I think that's why she passed away so soon after he did," he added, "She died of a broken heart, but she didn't want to say that because she didn't want people feeling sorry for her."
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