Naomi Judd

Country music superstar Naomi Judd died of a self-inflicted firearm wound on April 30, daughter Ashley Judd said on ABC's Good Morning America today.

. @ashleyjuddto @dianesawyeron her late mother Naomi Judd: “Our mother couldn't hang on until she was inducted into the Hall of Fame by her peers. Judd said Naomi “couldn’t hang on until she was inducted into the Hall of Fame by her peers. If you are in crisis or know someone in crisis, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting HOME to 741741. “When we’re talking about mental illness, it’s very important and — to be clear, and to make the distinction between our loved one and the disease,” she added. “There are some things that we would just like to retain as a family,” she said. “Mother used a firearm,” Judd told ABC’s Diane Sawyer in an emotional interview this morning.

The public memorial service for Naomi Judd has been set for this weekend and will air live on CMT, with a lineup of guests to be announced.

The Country Music Hall of Fame medallion ceremony that took place May 1 in Nashville ended up functioning in part almost as a preliminary memory service for Naomi, who died just a day before she and Wynonna were inducted as a duo into the hall. Carly Pearce and Cody Alan will host the CMT telecast. Bono, Morgan Freeman, Oprah Winfrey, Martina McBride and Salma Hayek will offer tributes, and Judd’s daughters Wynonna and Ashley Judd will appear.

Nashville royalty gathers Sunday evening inside the Ryman Auditorium to pay tribute to late country singer Naomi Judd.

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Ashley Judd encouraged anyone who was having thoughts of harming themselves to reach out to The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255.

Ashley Judd said that her mother shot herself with a gun, but asked for privacy on other details of the death. “So when I walked around the back of their house and came in the kitchen door and she said, ‘There’s my darling, there’s my baby.’ And she lit up. I mean, 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 that the disease told her was so convincing.” In an interview aired on “Good Morning America” on Thursday, the movie star said she wanted to address her mother’s struggle with depression. And, you know, my mother, our mother, couldn’t hang on until she was inducted into the Hall of Fame by her peers.

Ms. Judd's youngest daughter, the actress Ashley Judd, said in a television interview on Thursday that her mother was suffering from mental illness when she ...

In the interview on Thursday, Ashley Judd said she was visiting her mother at her home outside Nashville when she died. “And she was someone who suffered from mental illness, you know, and had a lot of trouble getting off the sofa, except to go into town every day to the Cheesecake Factory, where all the staff knew and loved her.” “Mother used a firearm,” Ms. Judd said. Go here for resources outside the United States. “So that’s really the impetus for this timing. “We’re aware that although grieving the loss of a wife and a mother, we are, in an uncanny way, a public family,” Ms. Judd said.

Actor discussed the death of her mother, the Grammy-winning country musician, in an interview on Good Morning America.

“It’s very real, and … it lies, it’s savage – you know, my mother … couldn’t hang on until she was inducted into the Hall of Fame by her peers.” In the UK and Ireland, Samaritanscan be contacted on 116 123 or email [email protected] [email protected]. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifelineis 13 11 14. When Ashley went to get her mother to let her know about the visitor, she said, she saw her mother had shot herself. They were at the peak of their powers when, in 1991, doctors diagnosed Naomi with hepatitis. She had gone to visit her mother at her home in Nashville, Tennessee, she said, before leaving momentarily to welcome a family friend. “My mother used a firearm.”

Country star Naomi Judd died by suicide following a long struggle with mental illness. Her daughter, Ashley Judd, said that it was important to make a ...

Her death was announced in April, a day before she was inducted in to the Country Music Hall of Fame. "It physically hurt." Ashley Judd revealed a number of details about the death of her mother, country star Naomi Judd, in an interview with Diane Sawyer on Good Morning America. Judd said that her mother struggled with mental health.

American country singer Naomi Judd died last month after suffering from mental illness. Her daughter Ashley Judd appeared on Good Morning America to speak ...

“Our mother couldn’t hang on until she was inducted into the Hall of Fame by her peers. She was walked home,” she said to presenter Diane Sawyer. When life is difficult, Samaritans are here – day or night, 365 days a year. Appearing on Good Morning America, Ashley Judd confirmed the cause of death was suicide, and spoke of her grief. The news was announced in a statement by Wynonna and Ashley Judd, one day before the country singer was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Her daughter Ashley Judd appeared on Good Morning America to speak about the cause of death and how the family are coping with the loss.

If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at ...

"That is the level of catastrophe of what was going on inside of her," Judd said. Judd said the family reluctantly shared the cause of death before it became public in some other way. "She used a weapon," Ashley Judd said.