Category: Naomi Judd

Tennessee High Court Reverses Naomi Judd Death Investigation Order

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Tennessee’s high court on Thursday vacated a ruling that required police to publicly release their investigation of country singer Naomi Judd’s death. The state Supreme Court did not rule on whether the records can be released, but sent the case back to the lower court for another hearing. Judd’s family filed a petition in…


Naomi Judd’s Death Investigation Order Overturned by Tennessee Supreme Court

Tennessee’s Supreme Court on Thursday reversed a ruling that mandated law enforcement officials to release their investigation of Naomi Judd’s death publicly. The state’s highest court remanded the case back to the lower court for one more hearing and didn’t rule on whether the records can be released, making it an unofficial ruling. Judd’s family filed a…


Naomi Judd Autopsy Confirms Country Singer’s Cause of Death

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—An autopsy report in the death of country singer Naomi Judd that was obtained Friday by The Associated Press confirmed what family members have already said about how she died. Judd, 76, killed herself with a gun on April 30 at her home in Tennessee. “We have always shared openly both the joys of…


Ashley Judd Talks About Mental Health After Mother’s Death

NASHVILLE, Tennessee—Ashley Judd encouraged people to seek help for their mental health and talked about her grieving process after the loss of her mother, country star Naomi Judd. In an interview aired on “Good Morning America” on Thursday, the movie star said she wanted to address her mother’s struggle with depression. Judd said she was…


Ashley Judd Confirms Naomi Judd Died by Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound

Actress Ashley Judd confirmed that her mother, country singer Naomi Judd, died via suicide last month, adding that her mother was dealing with longstanding mental health issues. “She used a weapon,” Ashley Judd told ABC News in a Thursday interview. “A firearm. So that’s the piece of information we are very uncomfortable sharing.” On April…


Naomi Judd’s Family to Discuss Her Planned Concert Tour After Her Death: ‘They Want to Be Respectful’

By Peter Sblendorio from New York Daily News The future of a scheduled concert tour that was set to feature Naomi Judd will reportedly be discussed following the Grammy-winning country singer’s death over the weekend. Judd had announced 10 concerts with her daughter and fellow singer Wynonna Judd, with the first slated for Sept. 30…


The Judds, Ray Charles Join the Country Music Hall of Fame

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Ray Charles and The Judds joined the Country Music Hall of Fame on Sunday in a ceremony filled with tears, music, and laughter, just a day after Naomi Judd died unexpectedly. The loss of Naomi Judd altered the normally celebratory ceremony, but the music played on, as the genre’s singers and musicians mourned the…


Naomi Judd, of Grammy-Winning Duo the Judds, Dies at 76

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Naomi Judd, the Kentucky-born singer of the Grammy-winning duo The Judds and mother of Wynonna and Ashley Judd, has died. She was 76. The daughters announced her death on Saturday in a statement provided to The Associated Press. “Today we sisters experienced a tragedy. We lost our beautiful mother to the disease of mental…