Cruel Disorder Made Dolly's Hubby A Hermit! - Doc Fears
Globe|January 29, 2018

Cruel Disorder Made Dolly’s Hubby A Hermit! - Doc Fears

Cruel Disorder Made Dolly's Hubby A Hermit! - Doc Fears

DOLLY PARTON’S hubby, Carl Dean, is notorious for avoiding the limelight and being a recluse — but an expert says his bizarre hermit behavior could be symptomatic of a severe personality disorder!

Retired road builder Carl, 75, has been wed to the country queen for nearly 52 years, but has practically barricaded himself behind an electrified fence on their sprawling Tennessee estate and refuses to be part of her celeb life.

He also shuns fans and neighbors and once put a paper bag over his head to keep from being photographed.

This story is from the January 29, 2018 edition of Globe.

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