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title: "CNN apologizes for using incorrect photo in Dolly Parton tribute"
description: "Most outlets led with the fact that CNN apologized for mistakenly using a photo of a Las Vegas impersonator in its tribute to Dolly Parton following her death. The framing was consistent across the coverage, with both excerpts highlighting the error and the apology without additional commentary."
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# CNN apologizes for using incorrect photo in Dolly Parton tribute

entertainment · latest filing 28 Aug 2026, 9:09 PM PKT · 28 Aug 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets led with the fact that CNN apologized for mistakenly using a photo of a Las Vegas impersonator in its tribute to Dolly Parton following her death. The framing was consistent across the coverage, with both excerpts highlighting the error and the apology without additional commentary.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **Geo News** — [CNN admits mistake after Dolly Parton tribute goes wrong](https://www.geo.tv/latest/679633-cnn-admits-mistake-after-dolly-parton-tribute-goes-wrong) · 28 Aug 2026, 9:09 PM PKT
  > CNN has apologised after making a very awkward mistake while remembering Dolly Parton on the night of her death.During its coverage on August 25, the network showed a picture that viewers thought was Dolly. But it was actually Kelly Vohnn, a woman who works as a Dolly...
- **The News International** — [CNN apologizes to Dolly Parton loved one's for tribute blunder](https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1413960-cnn-apologizes-to-dolly-parton-loved-ones-for-tribute-blunder) · 28 Aug 2026, 1:53 PM PKT · 84% identical wording to the newest filing
  > CNN had apologized to Dolly Parton’s family after accidentally using a photograph of a Las Vegas impersonator while reporting on the country music legend’s death.Parton died on Tuesday aged 80 following what her...

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