{"id":7870,"date":"2026-08-27T18:39:53","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T18:39:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=7870"},"modified":"2026-08-27T18:39:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T18:39:53","slug":"nypd-blue-star-rick-schroder-slammed-for-political-dolly-parton-tribute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=7870","title":{"rendered":"\u2018NYPD Blue\u2019 star Rick Schroder slammed for political Dolly Parton tribute"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cNYPD Blue\u201d star Rick Schroder was hit with a wave of backlash after he used his tribute to the late Dolly Parton to rehash their political differences, specifically their clashing views on vaccines and transgender rights.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=7868\">Person of interest sought in Fremont hotel sexual assault<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didnt agree with her advocating for Transgender &amp; Covid Vaccine support\u2026but Loved her anyway. Thank you for choosing me Dolly to be your Movie Daddy,\u201d he wrote in a post on Instagram, which also included a photo of himself posing with Parton.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:\u00a0President Trump&amp;#8217;s mourning period for Dolly Parton longer than Pope or Charlie Kirk<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It appeared online hours after the \u201cJolene\u201d singer\u2019s nephew, Bryan Seaver, announced her death in a video shared to Instagram on Tuesday \u2014 and it almost immediately started making waves online.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh shut up,\u201d Boy George responded on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIck,\u201d Katie Couric added on Threads.<\/p>\n<p>Rock band Garbage, fronted by Shirley Manson, also replied from its official account. \u201cF\u2014 off Ricky Schroeder,\u201d they commented.<\/p>\n<p>Parton\u2019s fans were also quick to call out Schroder\u2019s post, with one writing: \u201cWow\u2026 you should have said nothing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=7866\">SpaceX windfall presents dilemma for California pension fund<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cLeading your statement with the fact that you disagreed with her supporting transgender people and COVID public health measures shows that this bothered you far more than any love you had for her,\u201d another Instagrammer said. \u201cSomeone as giving and loving as Dolly deserves a lot more than whatever this post was trying to be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Beloved by the LGBTQ community, Parton, with her unapologetic, campy aesthetic, championed unconditional love and advocated for gay and transgender rights. Following her death, GLAAD CEO Sarah Kate Ellis dubbed Parton \u201cthe queen of inclusivity and philanthropy\u201d while praising \u201cher support for LGBTQ people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Parton also donated $1 million to the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in April 2020, which directly funded early-stage research needed to develop the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine<\/p>\n<p>Schroder worked with the Queen of Country on two past projects: He played her father in the TV movies \u201cDolly Parton\u2019s Coat of Many Colors\u201d (2015) and its 2016 sequel, \u201cDolly Parton\u2019s Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love.\u201d He was also a well-known child star, with an award-winning performance in \u201cChamps.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=7864\">Body cam footage shows 49ers owner Jed York\u2019s arrest in Ohio<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Schroder was hit with a wave of backlash after he used his tribute to Dolly Parton to rehash their political differences, specifically their clashing views on vaccines and transgender rights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7869,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-things-to-do"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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