Ashley Judd remembers her mother, the late country singer Naomi Judd, after she took her own life in April.
Recently, new tragic details were released about his death after his autopsy was made public. The findings of the report were painful to read for many fans, but even more so for Ashley, who waited with her mother for up to thirty minutes waiting for paramedics to arrive.
Ultimately, the medical examiner concluded that the “Love Can Build A Bridge” singer had died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
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Ashley Judd & Wynonna Judd Fight To Keep Naomi Judd’s Death Secret: ‘What More Do People Want Us To Give In Our Grief?’
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Shortly after the op-ed was published in the New York Times, Ashley took to Instagram to decry how she had to give an interview after her mother passed to satisfy a curious public.
“Today, I pour out my soul to explain four interviews that I was not given the choice to do on the day of our beloved mother’s death, and why such material should remain private for all families in the devastation following suicide,” he wrote. “We need better law enforcement procedures and laws that will allow suffering families and their loved ones more dignity around the details of their excruciating suffering. Autopsies are public records. Likewise the toxicology report.”
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“We’ve shared our stories publicly, to raise awareness, to reduce stigma, to help people identify, and to make sure we all know we face mental illness together,” she continued, ending her message by asking, “What else do people want from us . to release our grief?”
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Wynonna Judd Stands With Her Sister Amid New Op-Ed Release
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Sister Wynonna Judd took to Instagram to support her sister and shared a photo of the three of them side by side. “My sister has written an op-Ed for the @nytimes. GOOD LUCK, @ashley_judd,” she wrote in the caption. “I STAND BY YOU AND WITH YOU IN THIS.”
“Prayers for you. My heart hurts that you have to endure this on top of such a tragic loss. You are seen, supported and appreciated by many people,” wrote one fan. “Those who love and admire your mother simply do not want to read the details that the gossip columns try to get. She was beautiful, loving, talented, and amazing – and that’s all I’ll remember?.”
Other fans publicly shared messages of support for the Judd family amid their public grief.
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Ashley Judd Calls The Day Her Mother Died ‘The Most Devastating Day Of My Life’
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In the op-ed, Ashley begins by calling April 30, 2022, “the most shocking day of my life,” and touches on her long struggle with mental health.
“As my family and I continue to mourn our loss, the rampant and cruel misinformation that has spread about his death, and about our relationship with him, haunts my days,” he wrote. “The horror will only worsen if details of his death are revealed by Tennessee law that generally allows police reports, including family interviews, from closed investigations to be made public.”
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“Family members who have lost loved ones are often re-punished by laws that can reveal their most private moments to the public,” he wrote, adding that he felt “condemned and helpless that law enforcement officers began questioning me during my mother is the last. life is fading.”
Although the family has petitioned the court to keep information about his death confidential, Naomi admitted, “I don’t know that we will get the privacy we deserve. We are waiting patiently for the court to make a decision.”
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“We also need to reform law enforcement procedures that wreak havoc on grieving families and then exacerbate their traumatic grief by making it public,” Ashley wrote, adding, “I hope leaders in Washington and in the state capital will provide some basic protections for those involved in the police response to mental health emergencies. The emergency is a tragedy, not a dust-up for public viewing.”
The full op-ed can be read in its entirety on the New York Times website by clicking here.
If you or someone you know is considering suicide, please contact the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988, or go to 988lifeline.org.
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