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Dolly Parton's longtime husband dies aged 82

The husband of Dolly Parton, Carl Dean, died Monday aged 82.

The husband of Dolly Parton, Carl Dean, died Monday aged 82, the country music superstar said, after nearly 60 years of marriage kept out of the spotlight despite the singer's chart-topping fame.

"Carl and I spent many wonderful years together. Words can't do justice to the love we shared for over 60 years," Parton wrote in a post on X.

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