Ashley Judd says mom Naomi Judd suffered a ‘level of catastrophe’ before her suicide
LA TimesNaomi Judd, left, and daughter Ashley Judd arrive at the Los Angeles premiere of “Olympus Has Fallen” in 2013. Country-music star Naomi Judd died from suicide, her actor daughter Ashley Judd confirmed Thursday during a “Good Morning America” interview with ABC journalist Diane Sawyer. Her family — including stepfather Larry Strickland and sister Wynonna — deputized Ashley to disclose the matriarch’s manner of death because “we don’t want it to be part of the gossip economy,” she said. On Mother’s Day, Ashley penned a poignant op-ed for USA Today and said that she has “incandescent rage” over her mother’s mental health struggle and “unintended pregnancy” at age 17. The family is holding a public memorial — “Naomi Judd: A River of Time Celebration” — at Nashville’s famed Ryman Auditorium on Sunday, which will be broadcast live on CMT.
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