*Warning: This article includes comments about suicide.*
Ashley JuddShares new details on mom Naomi Judd‘s heartbreaking death.
Interview with Diane SawyerYou can watch the May 12, 2012, broadcast on NBC. Good Morning AmericaThe actress shared that she was with her mother and stepdad. Larry StricklandNaomi was killed by suicide in Naomi’s Tennessee home. “Mom told me that she would stay with her. Ashley remembered this to Diane. Ashley recalled to Diane.
Ashley went outside while she was at her house to welcome a friend to the home. After returning inside, Ashley told Diane, “I went upstairs to let her know that the friend was there and I discovered her. From discovering her, I feel both trauma and grief.”
Ashley addressed the cause of her mom’s death as well during her interview. Ashley stated that she had decided to openly discuss it, before any information concerning Naomi’s passing become “public” and beyond control of her family.
Ashley explained that her mother had used a gun and she used it to kill me. We are uncomfortable sharing this piece of information, but we understand we will be asked to if someone else does.