Country music legend Loretta Lynn is a LIAR!!! Turns out she is  three years older than she has led people to believe, an age change that undermines the story she told of being married at 13 in "Coal Miner's Daughter," according to The Associated Press.Loretta's birth certificate on file in Frankfort, Ky., shows that Loretta Webb was born on April 14, 1932 in Johnson County, Kentucky. That makes her 80 years old, not 77. Hmmmmm, why the cover up, Ms. Lynn?

In "Coal Miner's Daughter," the Academy Award-winning film, Lynn told a different story - that she was married at 13 and was a mother of four by 18, and most books and public references to Lynn list her current age as 77. The movie made $67 million nationwide and was nominated for seven Oscars; Sissy Spacek won for her portrayal of Loretta.

According to the movie, she was married at 13, moved with her husband to Washington State at 16 and was a mother of four by 18. Lynn has six kids in all. The marriage certificate shows that Lynn instead married just shy of her 16th birthday, which was not unusual in Kentucky at that time. Her husband was 21.

In 1972, Lynn became the first woman to be named entertainer of the year by the Country Music Association. She is known for hits, including "Coal Miner's Daughter," "You Ain't Woman Enough," "The Pill," "Rated X," and "Don't Come Home A' Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)." Her last top 10 record as a soloist was "I Lie" in 1982, which apparentlly is a true story!

 

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