Steve Granitz/WireImage.com, Lisa O'Connor/ZUMAPress.comThe iconic country star has taken major, major offense at one of the Sirius Satellite Radio-approved bits presented frequently on Howard Stern's morning show, in which his crackerjack producers mash up celebrity quotes to make it sound as if the star in question has just said something totally raunchy—treatment that has been given in the past to statements made by William Shatner, Oprah, Stern show regular George Takei and others.
All of which is usually pretty funny, albeit gross.
But instead of laughing, Parton is now threatening to sue Stern for making it sound as if she liberally spewed racist and racy sentiments.
"I have never been so shocked, hurt and humiliated in all my life," the 9 to 5 star said Wednesday in a statement released by her rep. "I cannot believe what Howard Stern has done to me. In a blue million years, I would never have such vulgar things come out of my mouth. They have done editing or some sort of trickery to make this horrible, horrible thing.
"Please accept my apology for them and certainly know I had nothing to do with this. If there was ever going to be a lawsuit, it’s going to be over this. Just wanted you to know that I am completely devastated by this."
So what was it that so embarrassed and offended the sweet-natured songstress?
"I don't know if I even want to repeat it," not-easily-fazed Stern-show personality Richard Christy, one of the mix masters himself, told a Howard 100 News reporter today.