Dolly Parton has a heartbreaking statement to late icon Kris Kristofferson

The Grammy-winning country singer and actor Kris Kristofferson died at the age of 88. His co-stars, admirers, and fellow artists have paid their respects to him. In the company of his loved ones, he passed away quietly at his Maui home. Recalling his special talent, Barbra Streisand, who costarred with him in A Star Is Born, posted her condolences on Instagram. Many people admired Kristofferson’s inventiveness and humanity, as evidenced by Reba McEntire’s praise of him as a “gentleman, kind soul, and lover of words.”

Dolly Parton mourned the passing of her “great friend,” with whom she had recorded popular duets such as “Put It Off Until Tomorrow” and “From Here to the Moon and Back.”