Ashley Judd is speaking out on privacy following her mother’s untimely passing.
14.08.2022 - 18:27 / etcanada.com
Naomi Judd‘s family is asking a judge to seal police reports and recordings made during the course of its investigation into the legendary country singer’s death.
The family’s legal team filed the petition — provided to the Associated Press — Friday in Williamson County Court and said that, should the police reports and recordings be made available to the public, it would bring “significant trauma and irreparable harm” to the family.
Some of the other reasons as to why the family doesn’t want the records released includes that disclosing the report would reveal medical records and conversations family members had with police during the probe.
In a statement submitted with the petition, Naomi’s widow, Larry Strickland, said he didn’t know that his interviews with police were being recorded, and that he shared personal and private information to assist police.
Ashley Judd also provided a statement, in which she said she was in “clinical shock, active trauma and acute distress” during her conversations with police. She added that she does not want video, audio and photos to permanently stay in the public domain, and that it would haunt their family for generations, the AP reported.
Also in the petition — filed on behalf of Strickland, Ashley and Wynonna Judd — are details that Ashley found her mother alive after she shot herself, per the AP. The filing shows Ashley stayed by her mother’s side for a half hour before help arrived.
According to the petition, a number of media outlets in Tennessee have already filed public records requests relating to Naomi’s death investigation. The petition filed on behalf of the family was provided to The Associated Pressby a family rep with the family’s permission.
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Ashley Judd is speaking out on privacy following her mother’s untimely passing.
Ashley Judd, is opening up about her mother's passing like never before.MORE: Naomi Judd 'leaves daughters Ashley and Wynonna out of $25 million will'In an essay for The New York Times' opinion section, the star spoke candidly of the moments right after her mother's death, the aftermath, and discussed what it was like to mourn something so heartbreaking, so publicly.The late singer died by suicide from a self-inflicted gunshot wound on 30 April. She was 76-years-old, and had long been struggling with depression, anxiety, and panic attacks.WATCH: The Judds perform live at the 2022 CMT AwardsMORE: Ashley Judd details mom Naomi's powerful words after devastating sexual harassmentIn the essay, which is titled The Right to Keep Private Pain Private, Ashley reveals the shocking details of "the most shattering day of my life," detailing the moment she discovered her mother's body.
Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic In a commentary published in the New York Times, Ashley Judd explains why she has filed a petition attempting to block the release of a report on the death of her mother, Naomi Judd — saying that “the horror” of the experience “will only worsen if the details surrounding her death are disclosed by the Tennessee law that generally allows police reports, including family interviews, from closed investigations to be made public.” In the essay, Judd reveals that her mother — who died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at her home on April 30 — was still alive at the time police arrived, and contends that the barrage of questioning kept her from attending to her mother in some of her final moments. Most relevant to her objection to the report, though, is that she says family members revealed many personal things in the heat of interrogation without any thought as to how those details would forever become part of the public record.
Ashley Judd has set her sights on creating meaningful legislative change in the aftermath of her mother's death by suicide and the subsequent police investigation that followed. In a personal op-ed written for , Ashley looks back on mom Naomi Judd's final moments and the invasive line of questioning she says she endured from authorities at the time. Earlier this month, the country legend's family formally asked a judgeto seal police reports and recordings made during the course of its investigation into her death.
Reflecting on her grief. Ashley Judd shared the harrowing details of discovering her mother, Naomi Judd, in her final moments. The country star died by suicide in April at the age of 76.
In a heartfelt new column for The New York Times, actor and activist Ashley Judd is calling for revisions to law enforcement and court practices that “wreak havoc on mourning families” coping with the deaths by suicide of loved ones.
Ashley Judd claimed she felt "cornered" and "powerless" as police arrived and began investigating Naomi Judd's suicide on April 30. Ashley, 54, called out law enforcement for the way her mother's death was handled in the immediate aftermath in an op-ed for The New York Times published Wednesday.
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Naomi Judd's autopsy report released by the Nashville medical examiner’s office confirmed statements that the late country music star's family members had previously made regarding the circumstances of her death at the age of 76 on April 30. Judd died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, an autopsy report obtained by Fox News Digital revealed on Friday.
UPDATED: An autopsy report obtained by the Associated Press today regarding country music superstar Naomi Judd’s death earlier this year confirmed Ashley Judd’s assertion that her mother died after she shot herself with a gun.
Naomi Judd‘s autopsy report officially confirmed her cause of death — she died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Tragic details surrounding Naomi Judd’s suicide have surfaced via the singer’s autopsy report obtained by Page Six on Friday, August 26.
Naomi Judd's autopsy report officially confirmed her cause of death — she died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.According to the Williamson County, Tennessee, Medical Examiner's Office, the autopsy report also concluded that the late country music singer suffered from anxiety, depression and bipolar disorder, among other conditions. What's more, the 13-page autopsy report, obtained by ET, notes that Naomi left «a note with suicidal connotations» that was found near the body along with the weapon.The report also states that she was on various medications for depression, based on a toxicology report.
Naomi Judd‘s autopsy has been completed and her cause of death has been confirmed.
Naomi Judd's family filed a court petition Friday to seal police reports and recordings made during the investigation into the country star's death. The records contained video and audio interviews with Judd's family members following her passing. Releasing these details would result in "significant trauma and irreparable harm," her family said.
Naomi Judd's family is asking a judge to seal police reports and recordings made during the course of its investigation into the legendary country singer's death.The family's legal team filed the petition -- provided to the Associated Press -- Friday in Williamson County Court and said that, should the police reports and recordings be made available to the public, it would bring «significant trauma and irreparable harm» to the family. Some of the other reasons as to why the family doesn't want the records released includes that disclosing the report would reveal medical records and conversations family members had with police during the probe.In a statement submitted with the petition, Naomi's widow, Larry Strickland, said he didn't know that his interviews with police were being recorded, and that he shared personal and private information to assist police.Ashley Judd also provided a statement, in which she said she was in «clinical shock, active trauma and acute distress» during her conversations with police. She added that she does not want video, audio and photos to permanently stay in the public domain, and that it would haunt their family for generations, the AP reported.Also in the petition — filed on behalf of Strickland, Ashley and Wynonna Judd -- are details that Ashley found her mother alive after she shot herself, per the AP. The filing shows Ashley stayed by her mother's side for a half hour before help arrived. According to the petition, a number of media outlets in Tennessee have already filed public records requests relating to Naomi's death investigation.
Naomi Judd’s family was granted a temporary court order on Tuesday to keep her death records sealed from the public record. In court documents obtained by Fox News Digital, Larry Strickland and Judd’s two daughters, Wynonna and Ashley, filed for injunctive relief in Williamson County, Tennessee. According to the order, "Sheriff's deputies, per standard procedure" had conducted "an investigation into Mrs. Judd's death," which resulted in evidence being collected. The order goes on to note that "records were created which include photographs, video recordings, audio recordings, and written reports." "Upon information and belief, some of these records contain Mrs.
took her own life on April 30, reports indicated the country music legend left daughters Wynonna and Ashley completely out of her will. MailOnline claimed Wynonna is particularly upset about the snubbing, believing she's entitled to at least some of the $25 million fortune."With Wynonna, her mother leaving all of her wealth to Larry sticks in her craw," a source told the British tabloid.
Wynonna Judd and Carly Pearce are honouring Naomi Judd’s memory during the “CMA Fest Special”.
Details of Naomi Judd’s will, which was filed in Tennessee in May, have surfaced. The legendary country singer, who died by suicide April 30 at the age of 76, named her husband of 33 years, Larry Strickland, as executor of her estate in legal documents obtained by Fox News Digital. Strickland was granted "full authority and discretion" to deal with and administer "any real property comprising an asset of my estate, without the approval of any court, the joinder of any beneficiary or the disclosure of the identity of any beneficiary of my estate." In addition, all real property will be deemed "personal property" after her death and "subject to sale by my Executor, acting without joinder of any beneficiary, for the purpose of facilitating the distribution of my estate among the beneficiaries of this Will, as well as for the purpose of paying taxes, administrative expenses, and any other expenses or debts of my estate, without first being required to exhaust all other personal property of my estate." Naomi Judd (middle) is seen here with daughters Ashley (left) and Wynonna (right) in 2003.