DOLLY PARTON - PARTON: 'LEAVE MY FAMILY + FRIENDS ALONE'

Country icon DOLLY PARTON warns new friends about their ties to her, explaining they could become tabloid targets. The caring singer admits she gets mad when the media takes aim at her family and friends to get stories related to the star. She tells the upcoming issue of Ladies Home Journal magazine, "Sometimes they hurt members of my family. It's embarrassing. They don't know how to deal with it. "I just say, `Hey, you think I like this? I am truly, truly sorry. This is what you get for being my buddy. So please accept my apologies.' There's not a thing I can do about it.'"