'Today we sisters experienced a tragedy. We lost our beautiful mother to the disease of mental illness. We are shattered.' 9News | Nightly at 6pm
"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."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."
The Judds completed what was billed as a Farewell Tour in 2011, but announced earlier this year a 10-date "Final Tour" that was scheduled to begin in September. Wynonna Judd, left, and her mother Naomi Judd, of The Judds, perform during the halftime show at Super Bowl XXVIII in Atlanta in 1994.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.
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