Naomi Judd Died of a <br />Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound, , Ashley Judd Says.<br />The death of the country music icon was announced on April 30.<br />Her daughter, Ashley Judd, revealed the cause of her death during an interview with Diane Sawyer.<br />The interview aired on <br />'Good Morning America' on May 12.<br />She used a weapon. A firearm. So that's the piece of information we are very uncomfortable sharing, Ashley Judd, via CNN.<br />Ashley and sister Wynonna initially revealed <br />that their mother had died due to<br />"the disease of mental illness." .<br />Ashley emphasized her family's ongoing commitment to mental health issues.<br />[It is] important to make the distinction between the loved one and the disease, Ashley Judd, via CNN.<br />She also spoke about the devastating effects of losing her mother.<br />I have both grief and trauma from discovering her, Ashley Judd, via CNN.<br />Naomi Judd died just before she and daughter Wynonna were to be honored by the Country Music Hall of Fame.<br />Ashley lamented that the elder Judd <br />"couldn't hang on" to allow for that recognition. .<br />That is the level of catastrophe of what was going on inside of her, Ashley Judd, via CNN.<br />Because the barrier between the regard in which they held her couldn't penetrate into her heart and the lie the disease told her was so convincing, Ashley Judd, via CNN.<br />A televised memorial for Naomi Judd is scheduled to air May 15 on the CMT network
