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Ashley Judd recalls painful last conversation with mom Naomi as she lay dying in her arms

May 12, 2025
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Ashley Judd recalls painful last conversation with mom Naomi as she lay dying in her arms
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Ashley Judd is getting candid about the last conversation she had with her mom, Naomi Judd.

In the “Judd Family: Truth Be Told” docuseries, the “Double Jeopardy” actress revealed she got a text that read, “pls help” on the morning the “Love Can Build a Bridge” singer fatally shot herself in April 2022.

When Ashley arrived at Naomi’s home, she noticed her mom pacing around the kitchen and expressing that she “didn’t want to be here anymore.”

Naomi Judd ans Ashley Judd in 2013
Ashley Judd is getting candid about the last conversation she had with her mom, Naomi Judd, as she lay dying in her arms. ABC
Ashley Judd posing in front of angel wings in 2023
In the “Judd Family: Truth Be Told” docuseries, the actress revealed she got a text that read, “pls help” on the morning the singer fatally shot herself in April 2022. Getty Images for Daughters For Earth

The “Kiss the Girls” star said the country music legend eventually calmed down and talked to her about why she was one of the reasons she “continued to live” despite her mental health struggles.

“And I said, ‘You don’t have to worry about me, Mom. I’m OK. I’m OK.’ And she really clocked that in a really deep way,” Ashley, 57, recalled.

Naomi later went upstairs and did not respond when Ashley called out for her.

Naomi Judd and Ashley Judd at the 2014 Nashville Film Festival
When Ashley arrived at Naomi’s home, she noticed her mom pacing around the kitchen and expressing that she “didn’t want to be here anymore.” Getty Images
Ashley Judd and Naomi Judd in 2004
Ashley said her mom went upstairs into her bedroom and did not respond when the actress called out for her. Getty Images

When the “A Time to Kill” actress went into Naomi’s bedroom, she noticed her mom “had harmed herself.”

For the next half-hour, Ashley held the six-time Grammy winner and talked to her.

“The first thing I said to her was, ‘It’s Ok, it’s OK. I’ve seen how much you’ve been suffering,’” she remembered.

Naomi, Ashley and Wynonna Judd in the '90s
When Ashley went into Naomi’s bedroom, she noticed her mom “had harmed herself.” Getty Images
For the next half-hour, Ashley held the six-time Grammy winner and talked to her. Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images

“And we just breathed together, and I talked to her and told her how much I loved her, and it’s OK to go.”

Ashley said that when her mom died, her “most earnest wish was to make sure that she was relieved and absolved of her guilt and her shame.”

“I was holding her hand. I was kissing her. She was so soft. She smelled so pretty,” she recalled.

Naomi Judd in 2018
Naomi died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound on April 30, 2022. She was 76. Getty Images
Naomi, Ashley and Wynonna Judd at the YouthAIDS Benefit Gala in 2005
She was also a mom to daughter Wynonna Judd. Getty Images

Naomi died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound on April 30, 2022. She was 76.

Years before her death, the musician was open about her mental health struggles, saying in 2016 that she had been facing “extreme” and “severe depression” that left her housebound.

The “Turn It Loose” songstress was also a mom to daughter Wynonna Judd, 60.

“The Judd Family: Truth Be Told” is now available to watch on Lifetime.

If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call or text the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988.

The post Ashley Judd recalls painful last conversation with mom Naomi as she lay dying in her arms appeared first on Page Six.

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