Dolly Parton slammed by conspiracy theorists after Dallas Cowboys performance

Legendary country music singer Dolly Parton is under fire from anti-vaccine conspiracists after she took to the stage for the Thanksgiving Day Dallas Cowboys vs. Washington Commanders halftime show.

At issue — her $1 million donation to the Vanderbilt University Medical Center, which helped in the creation of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.

"Reminder @DollyParton helped fund the @moderna_tx shot, changed her famous song Jolene to 'Vaccine' and called those who wouldn't get it cowards and 'chicken squat," singer Brad Skistimas wrote on X.

"I get a lot of people have a soft spot for her but she's no better than the rest of the big pharma shills."

The criticism was reported by Newsweek.

Skistimas also claimed that "a lot of people have tragically ended up severely injured from the Moderna COVID shot you helped make happen."

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"Maybe you're aware of their stories, maybe you're not ... but there are countless individuals worldwide [whose] lives have been ruined and will never be the same because of a misguided trust in government, big pharma companies, and influencers like you who encouraged them to get it," Skistimas said, repeating widely discounted claims common to those opposed to the vaccine.

Another X user wrote, "Dammit! I have one of those soft spots for Dolly, and I'll still love her music (the songs!), but she now moves toward the 'don't respect' column. It's a pretty big column... but we need to know. This is cultural warfare, and silence is not an option."

Another user called Parton a "propaganda puppet" who's doing "what she's programmed to do."

"Old Dolly, the original, would never have bought into the government sponsored mess," wrote another. "She's just one of many paid propagandist shills now."

Read more at Newsweek.