Ashley Judd said she and her family agreed to disclose the details about her mother's death to shed light on mental health issues and to encourage others to seek help.
Naomi Judd died April 30 at the age of 76. Her daughters, Wynonna and Ashley Judd, said they lost their mother "to the disease of mental illness."
Ashley Judd, right, and her mother, Naomi Judd, arrive at the Los Angeles premiere of "Olympus Has Fallen" on March 18, 2013.Ashley Judd spoke out about the death of her mother, Naomi Judd, in a new interview Thursday.," Ashley Judd said her family wanted to be the ones who shared the details of how Naomi Judd died.
"She used a weapon," Ashley Judd told host Diane Sawyer."My mother used a firearm, so that's the piece of information that we are very uncomfortable sharing, but understand we're in a position that if we don't say it, someone else is going to."on April 30, a day before she and her daughter Wynonna Judd, of the Grammy-winning duo The Judds, were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
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