Not everyone had such a grand ole time at the Opry this weekend.
The social media account for legendary country music venue the Grand Ole Opry took to Twitter on Saturday to apologize for singer Elle King’s language during a tribute concert in honor of Dolly Parton’s 78th birthday. King performed Parton’s “Marry Me,” and appeared to forget the lyrics, at one point subbing in, “I don’t know the lyrics to these things in this fucking town… Don’t tell Dolly ‘cause it’s her birthday.”
She also declared, in audience video posted to social media, “I’ll tell you one thing more: Hi, my name is Elle King and I’m fucking hammered.”
Moments after her performance, the Grammy-nominated artist—who is the daughter of exes Rob Schneider and London King—came under fire on social media.
“How disrespectful,” one X user wrote. “Not only to Dolly, but to every single person who has walked on that stage. I seriously cannot even believe it.”
Added another, “I’m disappointed in the @opry for allowing an intoxicated and disrespectful performance by Elle King in failure of honoring the great Dolly Parton. I was hesitant to put this out, but I love country music to my core. Where has Country Music gone? It’s unrecognizable.”
Others expressed their concern for the singer, who has spoken about her sobriety journey before.
“Sending lots of prayers,” one X user noted, while another added, “Enjoyed seeing Elle King have fun last night. Dislike seeing people dump on her today.”
News has reached out to King’s rep for comment but has yet to hear back.