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Country euphony prima and philanthropist Dolly Parton has been awarded a $100m (£84.8m) prize by Jeff Bezos.
The multi-billionaire laminitis of Amazon announced the grant alongside his partner, Lauren Sanchez.
Ms Sanchez described Ms Parton arsenic "a pistillate who gives with her bosom and leads with emotion and compassion successful each facet of her work".
The Bezos Courage & Civility Award recognises leaders who "pursue solutions with courageousness and civility".
Ms Sanchez said connected Instagram that Ms Parton is "a pistillate who gives with her bosom and leads with emotion and compassion successful each facet of her work."
"We can't hold to spot each the bully that you're going to bash with this $100 cardinal award," she said.
In a video of the ceremonial posted online, Ms Parton said "Wow! Did you accidental $100 million?"
"I deliberation radical who are successful a presumption to assistance should enactment their wealth wherever their bosom is. I volition bash my champion to bash bully things with this money," she added.
The grant started successful 2001, with prizes going to activistic Van Jones and cook and humanitarian Jose Andres, who established World Central Kitchen, which provides nutrient successful disaster-stricken areas astir the world.
Ms Parton - a singer-songwriter, actress, businesswoman and philanthropist - was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame earlier this month.
She has been a high-profile protagonist of charities and founded the Dollywood Foundation, which has fixed books to children astir the world.
Ms Parton has besides been a vocal advocator of vaccination against Covid-19.
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