Dolly Parton turned down the Presidential medal of freedom twice

When offered the Presidential medal of freedom Dolly found it was not convenient or practical to travel. She doesn't work for awards anyway, just to help.

Guardian:

"I couldn't accept it because my husband was ill," the country music star, 75, told NBC's Today of Trump's first offer, "and then they asked me again about it and I wouldn't travel because of the Covid."