Naomi Judd’s Suicide the Result of Gunshot, Daughter Ashley Discloses

Naomi Judd committed suicide by firearm, and her daughter Ashley Judd explains the disaster of mental illness and how her mother couldn’t process the love her friends, family and co-workers felt for her.

Ashley spoke with Diane Sawyer on ‘GMA’ about Naomi’s deaththe day before his induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame.

She explained… “Her brain was hurting her, it was hurting her physically and I’m given an extremely difficult task in disclosing the matter in the way my mother chose to continue living…because we don’t want to let it be part of the gossip economy, I’m going to share with you that she used a gun, her mother used a gun, so that’s the information we’re very uncomfortable sharing, but that we understand.”

Ashley said she was the one who discovered Naomi’s body… “It’s been a mixed day. I visit my mom and dad every day when I’m home in Tennessee, so I was at home visiting like I do every day. Mom said to me, ‘Do you want to stay with me?’ and I said, ‘Of course I will.’ …I went upstairs to let her know her good friend was there and found her.I have both grief and trauma finding her.

Ashley said there was a disconnect, or better put a wall, between the feelings the outside world had for Naomi and what she felt for herself. Mental illness didn’t allow Naomi to process the love and value others showed her…she only doubted herself.

As she said, “Our mother couldn’t hold on until she was inducted into the Hall of Fame by her peers. That was the disaster level of what was going on inside her. .”

As you know, Ashley and her sister wynonna were at the HOF ceremony and paid tribute in tears to their mom.

On ‘GMA’, Ashley explained that she wanted to focus on mental illness… “My mother knew she had been seen and heard in her anguish, and was driven home. When we talking about mental illness, it’s very important to be clear and to distinguish between our loved one and the illness. It’s very real, and it’s lying, it’s wild.