00:00Inside the Judd Family, a compelling look at country music's royalty and their troubling legacy.
00:07The Judd family transcends mere country music royalty.
00:11They are a complex tapestry of talent, tragedy, and resilience.
00:15Naomi Judd welcomed daughter Wynonna in May 1964 with ex-boyfriend Charles Jordan.
00:22Navigating life as a single mother, Naomi and Wynonna formed the successful duo,
00:27The Judds, in the 1980s, making waves as a group and as solo artists.
00:33Tragedy struck the Judd family in 2022 when Naomi died by suicide at 76.
00:39Born in January 1946 to Pauline Ruth and Charles Glenn Judd,
00:43Naomi had a younger brother named Brian, who tragically passed away from leukemia at 17.
00:49Naomi and Wynonna formed The Judds in 1983.
00:52They captured the hearts of audiences, winning five Grammy Awards and nine Country Music Association Awards,
00:59until Naomi's hepatitis C diagnosis led them to disband in 1991.
01:05Throughout her life, she battled mental health issues, struggling with depression and anxiety.
01:10Wynonna achieved fame with her mother as one half of The Judds,
01:13and later pursued a successful solo career, releasing eight studio albums and earning three number one hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.
01:23In 2003, Wynonna married D.R. Roach, but their relationship ended after his arrest for sexual assault of a child under 13 in 2007.
01:33I am obviously devastated. Our family will pull together, begin the healing process, and hopefully, by the grace of God, become stronger.
01:43Wynonna stated at the time.
01:45Her ex-husband pleaded guilty to attempted aggravated sexual battery and is a registered sexual offender in Tennessee.
01:52Cactus Moser, the drummer for Highway 101, met Wynonna while touring in 1989.
01:58Their romance blossomed years later, leading to their marriage in June 2012.
02:03Elijah, Wynonna's oldest child, was born in December 1994.
02:09He proposed to Hayley Williams in December 2017, and they married in October 2020.
02:15Amid her struggles, Wynonna has assumed guardianship of Grace's daughter, Kalia.
02:21Wynonna's sister Ashley Judd, known for films like Double Jeopardy and Divergent, is also an activist for gender equality and women's rights.
02:29Ashley accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment in the Me Too movement.
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