{"id":22129,"date":"2022-05-02T21:51:38","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T01:51:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=22129"},"modified":"2022-05-02T21:52:02","modified_gmt":"2022-05-03T01:52:02","slug":"country-l-naomi-judd-died-by-suicide-after-longtime-struggle-with-mental-health-sources%ef%bf%bc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2022\/05\/02\/country-l-naomi-judd-died-by-suicide-after-longtime-struggle-with-mental-health-sources%ef%bf%bc\/","title":{"rendered":"Country L Naomi Judd Died by Suicide After Longtime Struggle with Mental Health: Sources\ufffc"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Naomi Judd, iconic country star and one-half of the mother-daughter duo The Judds, took her own life on Saturday following a longtime battle with mental illness at 76 years old, multiple sources confirm. A rep for the late singer hasn’t commented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Naomi’s daughters, Ashley Judd and Wynonna Judd, announced their mother’s death in an emotional statement obtained by PEOPLE on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Today we sisters experienced a tragedy. We lost our beautiful mother to the disease of mental illness. We are shattered. We are navigating profound grief and know that as we loved her, she was loved by her public,” the statement read. “We are in unknown territory.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An additional statement from Naomi’s husband of 32 years, Larry Strickland, read: “Naomi Judd’s family request privacy during this heartbreaking time. No additional information will be released at this time.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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