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Grammy-award winning artist Naomi Judd of The Judds has died at 76. Judd's daughters announced her death in a statement on Saturday to the Associated Press. "Today we sisters experienced a tragedy. We lost our beautiful mother to the disease of mental illness," the statement said. "We are shattered. We are navigating profound grief and know that as we loved her, she was loved by her public. We are in unknown territory."

Country star Wynonna Judd is planning to formally contest her late mother’s will which left her entire $25million fortune to her husband. Naomi Judd, who was the long-time singing partner of her daughter Wynonna as The Judds, left her two daughters out of her will in a baffling move. Both Wynonna, 58, and Ashley, 54, did not feature in the will, and did not get any part of her estate, with the Nashville superstar leaving everything to her widower Larry Strickland. The couple had been married for 33 years, with Naomi making Strickland the executor of her estate in a...

by Brooke Bosca | Top Right NewsOne day after President Trump's inaugural, left-wing groups organized nearly half a million people to a march in Washington, D.C. to protest Trump's election. Many celebrities spoke there, including Scarlett Johannson, Amy Schumer and Madonna. But by far the most controversial"speech" came from actress and author Ashley Judd. In a wild display many labeled "unhinged," Judd recited a 4-minute poem titled "Nasty Woman," which blasted the United States as racist, homophobic and unfair to women. She also virulently attacked Trump as a Nazi who wants gay kids to commit suicide, imprison and murder Blacks, and oppress...

March 27, 2007 Wynonna Judd Files For Divorce FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NASHVILLE, TN - Wynonna Judd today filed for divorce against her estranged husband, D.R. Roach, citing irreconcilable differences. Roach was arrested on March 22, 2007 in Abilene, TX and charged with three counts of aggravated sexual battery against a minor. "I am obviously devastated. Our family will pull together, begin the healing process and hopefully - by the Grace of God - become stronger. We will move forward with our faith, family and our friends to find resolution to this difficult situation," Judd said. Roach had been seeking treatment...

Country superstar Wynonna Judd is being slammed by fellow Christians for agreeing to perform on a lesbian cruise. Officials at America's Traditional Values Coalition are outraged by Judd's plans to appear on a four-day Caribbean cruise organized for gay couples - and they're calling on her to cancel the working trip. In a statement, TVC bosses says, "Her involvement in providing entertainment for female homosexuals should conflict with her Christian faith. Judd should be encouraged to cancel her tour." But the organizers of the gay cruise are determined to keep Judd on board because she's a dream ticket. Tour organizer...

Country music legend Wynonna Judd is scheduled to be an entertainer on a female homosexual cruise from January 29-February 2, 2005. The singer will also be accompanied by lesbian comedians Elvira Kurt, Lisa Koch... ...her involvement in providing entertainment for female homosexuals should conflict with her professed Christian faith. TAKE ACTION: Contact Wynonna Judd and ask that she cancel her upcoming concert cruise. Urge her to study what the Bible says in both the Old and New Testament about homosexuality and encourage her to contact Exodus International to learn how faith in Christ has set men and women free from...

Country Music's Wynonna Judd Pays Tribute to Troops By Linda D. KozarynAmerican Forces Press ServiceWASHINGTON, May 21, 2004 – Marine Gen. Peter Pace blew Wynonna Judd's cover today at a USO concert celebrating National Military Appreciation Month. Country music superstar Wynonna Judd shakes hands with Marine Cpl. Jamale Jones, a Pentagon tour guide, during a USO concert at the Pentagon May 21. Photo by Linda D. Kozaryn(Click photo for screen-resolution image); high-resolution image available. Without fanfare from the press or public, he said, the country music superstar has been quietly doing her part to pay tribute to America's troops....