Judd Family 'Angry and Hurt' About Ashley's Memoir Shockers

By Rob Shuter Posted Apr 6th 2011 04:25PM

Ashley Judd's shocking memoir telling all about her famous family has her mother, country legend Naomi Judd, and singing sister Wynonna fighting mad.

"How she could betray her own flesh and blood with this disturbed view of what happened is shocking and hurtful," a Judd family insider tells me. "These ugly family accusations should be discussed in private within the family, not printed and sold to the public to make a quick buck."

Ashley didn't hold anything back, claiming she was sexually abused and left with caregivers who used drugs, highlighting a childhood filled with neglect, abuse and deep depression.

"My mother, while she was transforming herself into the country legend Naomi Judd, created an origin myth for the Judds that did not match my reality," the actress writes. "I loved my mother, but at the same time I dreaded the mayhem and uncertainty that followed her everywhere. I often felt like an outsider observing my mom's life as she followed her own dreams."

Judd also writes that an older man sexually molested her in a pizza place when she was a young girl.

"Naomi and Wynonna have had a strained relationship with Ashley for years," an insider tells me. It was revealed on 'Season 25: Oprah Behind the Scenes' on OWN that Ashley had declined an invite to join her family on Oprah's show.

"This is the final nail in the coffin -- they are very angry and hurt that Ashley would write a book rather than deal with whatever problems they have privately," my source says. Ouch.

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Wednesday 06 April

By Lisa K

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Ashley Judd is undeniably beautiful but I think she is an attention seeker. It was disgusting how when Wynonna was publicly dealing with her weight issues, Ashley stole the spotlight from her by claiming she needed rehab herself for her issues. I question her repressed memories. I have had my own version of repressed memories and when I regained sanity, realized they were false. I'm sure some repressed memories are legitimate but it seems like Ashley Judd is just sensationalizing her "poor" childhood for more attention. Even with the allegations, she had a better childhood than many people, me included.

By stu

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She was on THe View today & said mom & sis have her back. But mom & sis r on The View tomorrow. ooooo stay tuned

By Slash

too bad the fake red heads r such trash

By kev

Yup, them two always got to be in the center of things.

By dc walker

Is there anyone out there in Hollywood or Tennessee or wherever who led a normal life, wasn't abused, had great parents and teachers, great neighborhood and who grew up happy. I am bored with celebrities. No one is interested in your private life, if you have no more talent go into something else please don't write a book.

By james

oh my god lisa, cry us a river

By coop1951

If you think Ashley is wrong for airing family business via a book - how do you explain Wynonna and Naomi now doing a reality show??

By L.A.

With all due respect, you have no idea what her childhood was like and maybe . . . She needed to write this book to begin to heal her wounds. I think many people are jealous that she is beautiful, talented, rich and famous! If you are not interested in her life, don't read about it. God bless us all and God bless the USA!

By Seattlewkr

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The entertainment industry, especially music, is usually a TRASHY lifestyle. Should certainly could have sold out, abandoning her parenting, to make it. Everything costs. Now she'll be on the 10 most terrible celebrity parents list. Maybe they'll make a movie out of this and call it something like "Mommy trashiest" or something.

By Jan

Being molested as a child can be a life ender. Believe it. You cannot judge unless you have walked in her shoes. Her mom is in her 60's now and still touring with her chosen one. That tells me she was oober wrapped up in herself when she was younger. Think about it.

By Elvis

Hasn't it always been obvious that the three of them are a strange bunch? Diana (Naomi) is off the wall 99% of the time and Ashley is just another version of that.

I am going to take a guess that Ashley, even though she is an odd duck, is telling the truth.

By WHITEWOMAN

I SAY "TELL IT LIKE IT IS OR WAS".SOUNDS LIKE MOMA DIDNT DO HER JOB RAISING HER OR PROTECTING HER FROM RAPISTS.SHAME ON THE JUDDS

By Lee

I am inclined to agree with you. Repressed memories or very vivid ones, as a victim myself I know that the damage isn't something you would want to share with the world. You choose to be OK just like any other thing in life. Had her mother not pursued the road she did, Ashley needs to remember that she would not have the husband she has or the life she has. Paths have been walked for a reason. Its sad that one thinks sharing with the general public is going to make it better? NOT!!! Everyone will look at her different now, bet she forgot about that LOL

By sadie

I am tired of hearing about this "family". Theynhave appeared numerous times on Oprah - weight loss, failing at weight loss, why they are failing at weight loss, skeletons in the closet, sibling rivalry. Sheesh. Just sing, act and shut up. The singing and acting is good. The airing all your family BS in public is not. We don't care about you and all your family baggage.

Friday 15 April

By Midge

And where in that article is the word "repressed"?
It's not.
The quote from the book sounded quite real; a young person's thoughts and feelings on the things happening around her.
Everybody who gets famous, in music or acting or whatever, sells themself at the expense of someone. Unless, of course, they have no family at all. This is what happened with Ashley, and the reasons the others admit to having "strained relationships" with her for "years."
I can see why. It goes with the territory that someone would get hurt.

By fiona

I always thought Naomi was a phony and Wynonna just plain weird, self-important and too butch. But I like her music.

By Dave

I keep remembering Wynonna's mugshoot photo from her DUI arrest, without makeup...yikes.

By DR. JERRY

Hey, she's a Hollywood actress. Writing a "tell all" book about her miserable childhood [anorexia, bulimia, kleptomania, drug addiction, alcoholism, child molestation, et al] is something she's expected to do. In the film industry dysfunctional behavior is what gets you noticed (hello Lindsey!) and the next best thing to getting arrested is to write a book about how you and your family should have been arrested. This will all be a soap opera some day. Suggested title: "As The Stomach Turns"

By egl1637

Why do you care? Get a life.

Thursday 07 April

By betsflower

We can't judge her if we didn't live her life or have any knowledge of these things, too many times small children pay the price of a parents pursuit of happiness or careers and I am not saying that is what happened, just don't be too quick to judge her, her pain may very well be legitimate fact based, if writing the book can rid her of old ghosts I say best wishes to her and good luck in her efforts

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