Dolly Parton empathized with Britney Spears on Thursday during a remote appearance on a special episode of Watch What Happens Live.
The 75-year-old country music legend was the sole guest on the Bravo talk show while promoting her first fragrance Dolly - Scent From Above and host Andy Cohen, 53, relayed the viewer question: 'What is your take on the Free Britney Spears movement and everything going on with Britney?'
'Well, I try to not get involved in other people's business. I think she's a wonderful artist and I think she's a wonderful girl. I only wish her the best,' Parton said.
Special episode: Dolly Parton empathized with Britney Spears on Thursday during a remote appearance on a special episode of Watch What Happens Live
'And I understand all those crazy things. I went through a lot of that myself through a big lawsuit in my early days with Porter Wagoner trying to get out on my own. So I understand where she's coming from and how she feels so I hope that all turns out the way that it should,' she added.
Wagoner filed a $3 million breach of contract lawsuit against Parton in 1979 that was settled out of court, with Parton later saying, 'It took me a while to pay it off, but he got the first million dollars I ever made.'
Spears, 39, was placed under a conservatorship in 2008 controlled by her 69-year-old father, Jamie Spears, and she accused him last month of guardianship abuse.
The so-called #FreeBritney movement formed online in 2019 after details of Britney's conservatorship emerged and gained support from Cher, Paris Hilton and Parton's godchild Miley Cyrus, 28.
Conservatorship battle: Spears, shown in July 2019 in Los Angeles, last month accused her father of guardianship abuse
Free Britney: A supporter of the Free Britney movement is shown earlier this month at a rally in Washington, DC at the Lincoln Memorial
Parton in 1967 was introduced by Wagoner on his television show The Porter Wagoner Show and they were a popular vocal duo from the late 1960s to early 1970s.
She wrote the 1973 country song I Will Always Love You as a farewell to her mentor and former business partner after her decision to leave The Porter Wagoner Show and pursue a solo career.
Wagoner died of lung cancer in October 2007 at age 80 in Nashville with his family and Parton at his side and she later performed a concert at her theme park Dollywood in Wagoner's memory after his death.
Solo guest: Parton, 75, was the sole guest on the Bravo talk show while promoting her first fragrance Dolly - Scent From Above and host Andy Cohen, 53,
