Country music legend Naomi Judd, one half of The Judds, dies age 76CNN, Apr 30, 2022
Country music legend Naomi Judd -- one half of the duo The Judds -- has died, her daughter Ashley Judd announced Saturday.
She was 76.
"Today we sisters experienced a tragedy. We lost our beautiful mother to the disease of mental illness. We are shattered," Ashley Judd said in a statement on Twitter. Ashley Judd's publicist verified the statement to CNN.
"We are navigating profound grief and know that as we loved her, she was loved by her public," the statement added. "We are in unknown territory."
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The duo was scheduled to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame on Sunday.
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A diagnosis of hepatitis C, a potentially chronic and deadly viral illness, forced Naomi Judd to retire from performing in 1990. "Love Can Build A Bridge," released December 1990, was the duo's final single, according to the website.
In 2016, Naomi Judd opened up about mental illness during an appearance on "Good Morning America," saying she had been diagnosed with severe depression and anxiety. The singer said at that time she would "not leave the house for three weeks, and not get out of my pajamas, and not practice normal hygiene."
The same year, she wrote a book titled "River of Time: My Descent into Depression and How I Emerged with Hope" explaining her struggles.
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