The daughter of Garth Brooks is under fire following her recent Instagram post, which many have deemed ‘odd’ and ‘selfish’ in light of Dolly Parton’s passing at the age of 80 on Tuesday.
Allie Colleen, who is 30 years old, used Instagram to pay tribute to the legendary singer. However, her message left many followers puzzled by its content.
A musician in her own right, Colleen posted a text entry revealing that her ‘greatest fear in life’ is facing the day her father, Garth Brooks, passes away.
She expressed her concern by stating, ‘And I have to see the world mourn a man they never knew the way I knew him,’ sharing this sentiment with her followers.
Allie Colleen is the daughter of Brooks and his former wife, Sandy Mahl, with whom he was married from 1986 until their separation in 2001.
Garth Brooks’s daughter is facing backlash for her ‘odd’ and ‘selfish’ Instagram post following the death of Dolly Parton
Parton died at age 80 on Tuesday and country singer Colleen shared her feelings online
The note was partially addressing Parton’s ‘personal family and friends,’ saying ‘you have all my love and condolences today and forever going forward’
‘To the personal family and friends of Mrs Dolly, you have all my love and condolences today and forever going forward,’ she added.
‘What a huge, beautiful, special life to have loved and to grieve. Thank you for sharing her with us all.’
Parton enjoyed an illustrious music career that spanned an incredible seven decades and was arguably best known for her hits Jolene and 9 to 5.
Colleen’s text post called the music icon’s life a ‘huge, beautiful, special’ one to have loved and grieved before thanking Parton’s loved ones for sharing her with the world.
A further note in the caption of her post went on to say ‘what a beautiful privilege it is to mourn.’
She added: ‘To grieve is to know you loved deeply and fully. To the woman we all love, and all those who grieve for her— I love you all.’
Colleen left fans with a final note in her original message: ‘Please respect the family and her personal friends
But the social media statement seemingly rubbed some viewers the wrong way.
Colleen left fans with a final note in her original message: ‘Please respect the family and her personal friends
But the social media statement seemingly rubbed some viewers the wrong way
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Instagram users suggested that the focus should have remained on Parton alone.
‘That is a really odd comment. This is about Dolly, not how you will feel when the time comes,’ one user wrote.
Another commented: ‘Your greatest fear in life? Lucky lady!… There is an art to expressing oneself eloquently which some people don’t possess. Yes, it seems odd, but let’s be kind anyway – like Dolly would have been.’
A third chimed in: ‘Gross. Regardless of a person’s public personality, a family is mourning the loss of their person. Don’t make it about you. Dolly deserves a memorial post about her, not about you.’
Some commenters explained that they understood what Colleen was trying to say but criticized the timing of her post.
Colleen was called out by others for having a nepo-baby outlook.
She is the youngest of Brooks’s three daughters with Mahl and has older siblings Taylor and August. The Friends in Low Places crooner is now married to Trisha Yearwood.
‘How selfish … shame on her. Karma will win. And may Miss Dolly rest in peace, sweet angel ❤️,’ one commenter wrote.
Another quipped: ‘Well you definitely got your narcissistic attitude from your daddy.’
Colleen is the youngest of Brooks’s three daughters with Sandy Mahl. The Friends in Low Places crooner is now married to Trisha Yearwood (right)
Colleen was called out by others for having a nepo baby outlook, with commenters calling her ‘gross’ and ‘narcissistic’
But the drama didn’t stop there; Colleen clapped back, responding to several critics, including one who suggested that Brooks fans ‘will understand your pain’ should her father die before her.
‘I don’t think you will… I would never relate to you losing your father – I don’t know how you would relate to mine. Kind of exactly what I am talking about,’ Colleen wrote.
Commenters also noted that the post insinuated that the love in her relationship with Brooks was somehow stronger than any other father-child bond.
She responded to another post explaining: ‘I would never act like I understand how much you grieve anyone – that’s all I am saying.’
Colleen, who released her own album, Stones, in 2021, explained more in her response to another Instagram user: ‘This is my account – I am saying I don’t know how to respond to these things in my industry because of my life experiences.
‘I’m not telling anyone else how to grieve. I’m just acknowledging the family. You do you, babe.’