Garth Brooks' Daughter Allie Facing Backlash for Dolly Parton Tribute

Garth Brooks' Daughter Allie Slammed For Making Dolly Parton Tribute About Her Dad Published August 28, 2026 6:07 PM PDT Garth Brooks' daughter, Allie Colleen, has been getting roasted for her Dolly Parton tribute ... with some critics accusing her of making the icon's death about her dad. Here's the deal ... Allie started by saying how her "greatest fear in life" is losing her dad while watching fans -- who didn't know him personally -- mourn as if their grief is the same. Waiting for your permission to load the Instagram Media. She wrote ... "my greatest fear in life is the day my dad loses his life and I have to see the world mourn a man they never knew the way I knew him.." Allie continued by giving Dolly's family and friends her condolences ... but the post left a weird taste in some people's mouths. One commenter wrote ... "Maybe I’m confused? How is this a good way of putting it? No one is allowed to be sad except the family? That’s wild" Allie doubled down in her reply, saying ... "this is my account— I am saying I don’t know how to respond to these things in my industry because of my life experiences. I’m not telling anyone else how to grieve. I’m just acknowledging the family. You do you babe." As you know, Dolly died Tuesday following a brief battle with cancer ... and her death came as a sudden shock to her loved ones. Dolly and her late husband, Carl Dean, never had kids of their own. Her nephew and head of security, Bryan Seaver, was the one who announced her passing. Related articles Dolly Parton Garth Brooks Carl Dean Family Musicians Country Music celebrity kids Instagram Music Dolly Parton Death