Megyn Kelly called Beyoncé’s latest version of Dolly Parton’s song “Jolene” anything but empowering, despite she said what “Queen Bey” may have hoped to have portrayed,
During “The Megyn Kelly Show” podcast on Friday, Kelly talked about Beyoncé’s “bada** b****” version of “Jolene” on her album “Cowboy Carter” and why she thinks it completely misses the mark, referencing an article that she said explained how she felt.
“The original ‘Jolene’ is a story about a woman feeling threatened by another woman who’s prettier and more alluring,” the host said. “And she’s basically begging her not to steal her man. That she can do it. She flatters her … but please don’t because I love him and I could never love anybody as much.”
“Then of course because it’s ‘Queen Bey,’ we have to change it to be ‘f***ing take my man, I will hurt you…
