Dolly Parton will not be able to accept her honorary Oscar at the Motion Picture Academy’s Governor Awards this year. The reason she cannot attend is because of a longstanding scheduling conflict, and not health reasons.

A rep for the country icon told Rolling Stone that Parton informed the Academy in June that she would not be able to attend the ceremony, taking place in November. Her team even suggested the Academy postpone honoring Parton until 2026 so that she would be able to partake. The rep also shared a copy of a previously issued invitation for the Governors Awards, which noted that Parton would give her acceptance speech from Nashville.

Several reports published on Tuesday, Sept. 30, suggested that Parton would miss the Governors Awards because of health issues. These emer

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