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Dolly Parton enjoyed a \u201cspecial bond\u201d with Leslie Jordan.<\/p>\n
The actor was killed in a car crash in Los Angeles on Monday morning, and Dolly Parton has now paid a glowing tribute to the TV star.<\/p>\n
Parton, 76, said: \u201cWell, I am as hurt and shocked as if I have lost a family member. Leslie and I had a special bond, I think the world felt they had a special bond with him.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know people always say: \u2018Oh, they will be missed,\u2019 but in this case that could not be more true. He will be missed by everyone who knew him personally and by everyone who was entertained by him. Rest in peace, lil\u2019 brother.\u201d<\/p>\n
Watch video:<\/strong><\/p>\n Jordan was starring on the FOX sitcom, \u201cCall Me Kat\u201d, at the time of his death.<\/p>\n And FOX Entertainment has also paid tribute to the late actor, describing Jordan as the \u201ckindest person you could ever imagine\u201d and the \u201ctruest of Southern gentlemen\u201d.<\/p>\n FOX said: \u201cWe are shocked and devastated by today\u2019s tragic passing of Leslie Jordan. Leslie was far more than an Emmy Award-winning comedic talent with whom we\u2019ve laughed alongside for all these years.<\/p>\n \u201cHe was the kindest person you could ever imagine who simply lit up a room and brought pure joy and huge smiles to millions of people around the world. <\/p>\n \u201cThe truest of Southern gentlemen, Leslie carried an infectious exuberance, indelible sense of humour and, throughout, gifted us with countless fond memories that will last forever.<\/p>\n \u201cAs we grieve this sad news, we also wish to extend our most profound sympathies to Leslie\u2019s family, friends and fans, whom he held so dear.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dolly Parton enjoyed a \u201cspecial bond\u201d with Leslie Jordan. The actor was killed in a car crash in Los Angeles on Monday morning, and Dolly Parton has now paid a glowing tribute to the TV star. Parton, 76, said: \u201cWell, I am as hurt and shocked as if I have lost a family member. Leslie […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1234344","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-celebrity-gossip"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1234344","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1234344"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1234344\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1234344"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1234344"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1234344"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}