Dolly to bankroll Jessica's next album?

Dolly Parton is perhaps the nicest lady in country music so this story does't surprise me in the least if it's true.  Of course, she's also one savvy business woman so in that aspect this story would surprise me.  Being that it's from the National Enquirer (May 25th print edition Via Cele/bitchy) I guess you have to take that into account. 

According to the rag mag, Dolly Parton wants to take Jessica Simpson under her wing and help her with her next album.  And when I say help her with her album I mean pay for it. 

After Jessica’s debut country CD tanked, Dolly personally offered to bankroll Jess’ second country album on her label, Dolly Records, sources say.

“Dolly sees a lot of herself in Jessica. Her personal life has been the focal point of unwanted attention, and like Jessica, she’s had to battle her own doubts and demons,” a friend divulged.

“But Dolly is a pull-yourself-up-by-your-bootstraps kind of gal, and she’s tried to instill some of that in Jessica.”

Back in 2003, Jessica’s pop album “In this Skin” sold a whopping 5 million copies…. [she] tried to recapture that glory by courting a country crowd, but her CD “Do You Know” sold fewer than 200,000 copies, and her record label Sony Nashville dumped her…

Despite all [of Jessica's problems performing] Dolly was quick to defend her.

“I think every entertainer’s had nights when things go wrong,” the 63-year-old music legend declared on CNN’s “Larry King Live.”

“But I know that Jessica is a good girl. She’s beautiful to me. I’ve never been around a person any sweeter in my life.”

So will we be seeing another Jessica Simpson country album made possible by Dolly?  I guess that remains to be seen.