CNN airs photo of Dolly Parton tribute artist instead of Parton during death coverage, apologises to family

CNN broadcast a Getty Images photo of Kelly Vohnn, a Las Vegas Parton tribute performer, instead of Dolly Parton herself during "Laura Coates Live" at 11 p.m. ET on 25 August 2026 — the day Parton died in Nashville at 80. CNN told Variety: "We regret the error and apologize to the Parton family." The New York Post first reported the apology.