Sophia Michaels
Garth Brooks kicked off the 2023 ACM Awards by giving Parton her flowers in a monologue. He referred to her as the “G.O.A.T,” the “greatest of all time.” Taking Brooks’ comments a little too literally, Parton arrived on the stage with a live goat before returning Brooks’ praises. But that was far from the most surprising part of their act. Parton then gave an alternative meaning to what “G.O.A.T” means. “I just had a thought. I know why you’re doing that ‘G.O.A.T.’ thing,” Parton joked (via People). “I think it stands for ‘Garth organized a threesome!'”
Parton perfectly set up the joke second seconds before. “I saw you online telling all those nice people out there that I’m your ‘hall pass,'” said Parton (via Access Hollywood). Parton continued, “That’s what he said! And that I’m Trisha [Yearwood, Brooks’ wife]’s hall pass too.” Like much of the crowd, Brooks was beside himself with laughter. “I thought I couldn’t love you anymore,” Brooks responded.
Viewers at home took Parton’s joke in stride. “Dolly Parton just brought up having a threesome with Garth and Trisha. Never change, Dolly,” tweeted one fan. Another viewer tweeted, “God bless Dolly Parton! She just made a joke about having a threesome with Garth and Trisha on the ACMs.” Meanwhile, some were shocked. “Dolly Parton making a threesome joke about her, Garth and Trisha was NOT on my bingo card tonight!” tweeted another fan.
