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Ashley Judd Confirms Mum Naomi Judd Died Of Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound

Ashley Judd has revealed her mother, country music legend Naomi Judd, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Ashley Judd Confirms Mum Naomi Judd Died Of Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound

Naomi Judd died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.


Her daughter Ashley Judd has opened up about the late country star who died aged 75 on April 30 and admitted her family were "uncomfortable" about revealing certain information but they wanted to be in control of the flow of information about her death before the autopsy was released.


Appearing on Good Morning America on Thursday (May 12), Ashley, 54, said: "She used a weapon… my mother used a firearm.


“So that’s the piece of information that we are very uncomfortable sharing, but understand that we’re in a position that if we don’t say it someone else is going to.”


Ashley explained that she was chosen to represent the family to discuss her mother's passing, and shine a light on the importance of seeking help.


She added: "My mother knew that she was seen and she was heard in her anguish, and she was walked home.
“When we’re talking about mental illness, it’s very important to be clear and to make the distinction between our loved one and the disease. It’s very real, and it lies, it’s savage.”


She noted that her mother wasn't able to "hang on" despite her planned induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame.


She said: "Our mother couldn’t hang on until she was inducted into the Hall of Fame by her peers.


“That is the level of catastrophe of what was going on inside of her, because the barrier between the regard in which they held her couldn’t penetrate into her heart, and the lie the disease told her was so convincing: That's you're not enough That you're not loved. That you're not worthy. Her brain hurt. It physically hurt."


Meanwhile, Ashley also reflected on her mother's final day, and her own "trauma from discovering her".


She continued: "It was a mixed day. I visit with my mum and pop every day when I’m home in Tennessee, so I was at the house visiting as I am every day.


"Mum said to me, ‘Will you stay with me?’ and I said, ‘Of course, I will'... I went upstairs to let her know that her good friend was there and I discovered her. I have both grief and trauma from discovering her.”

If you or someone you know is having difficulties coping, here are some numbers to call:

Samaritans of Singapore: 1800-221-4444

Singapore Association for Mental Health: 1800-283-7019

CHAT @ *SCAPE: (+65) 6493 6500, (+65) 6493 6501

SAF Counselling Hotline: 1800-278-0022

Institute of Mental Health Helpline: 6389 2222

Community Health Assessment Team (CHAT): www.chat.mentalhealth.sg/

SAMH SAY-IT:  9179 4087 / 9179 4085 or samhsayit [at] samhealth.org.sg

TOUCHLINE: 1800-377-2252 or @doyoumindsg

Mindline: www.mindline.sg

Club HEAL: 6899 3463

— BANG SHOWBIZ

Photos: TPG News/Click Photos

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