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Ashley Judd Takes on Puffy-Face Haters

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 10:56:05 CDT

Ashley Judd made a TV appearance last month looking larger than normal and with a puffier face, and the ensuing criticism of her appearance led her to write a scathing but eloquent response in the Daily Beast . Judd was on steroids due to an illness (leading some to assume her...

Naomi Judd: I Was Sexually Abused, Too

Evann Gastaldo — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 09:44:05 CDT

Ashley Judd recently revealed in her memoir that she was sexually abused as a child—and now mother Naomi says the same thing happened to her, Radar reports. Yesterday on The View , Naomi says that she first revealed the abuse to her therapist two years ago, when he asked about...

Judds 'Angry, Hurt' at Ashley's Memoir 'Betrayal'

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 09:42:49 CDT

Ashley Judd's family is not happy about her recently released memoir , which discloses details of a dysfunctional upbringing. "Naomi and Wynonna have had a strained relationship with Ashley for years," an insider tells Popeater . "This is the final nail in the coffin—they are very angry and hurt that Ashley...

Ashley Judd Memoir Reveals Sex Abuse

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 08:51:56 CDT

Ashley Judd's memoir details a family faced with troubles ranging "from depression, suicide, alcoholism, and compulsive gambling to incest and suspected murder," she writes. Radar and MSNBC received advance copies of All That Is Bitter & Sweet , out today. Judd writes that "there was always marijuana inside the house" and...

Coal Miners Mock Topless Ashley Judd

Evann Gastaldo — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 10:30:00 CDT

Kentucky native Ashley Judd irked miners when she spoke out against mountaintop coal mining last month, and now they’re using a topless photo taken for a magazine against her. “Ashley Judd makes a living removing her top, why can’t coal miners?” says the poster, displayed at a Kentucky golf tournament....

Palin Howls at Judd's Wildlife Ad

Ambreen Ali — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:06:10 CST

Sarah Palin is steaming over a conservation group's ad in which Ashley Judd slams the Alaska governor for "championing the slaughter of wildlife," Politico reports. Palin released a statement in which she called the campaign "reprehensible and hypocritical," adding: "Shame on the Defenders of Wildlife for twisting the truth in...

Ashley Judd Ad Mauls Palin Over Wolf-Killing

Rob Quinn — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 05:32:30 CST

Actress Ashley Judd is spearheading a Defenders of Wildlife ad campaign blasting Sarah Palin for her support of the aerial killing of wolves and bears in Alaska, reports the Huffington Post. Judd slams Palin's "anti-conservation agenda" in the film, which shows wolves shot from the air writhing in the snow....

Franchitti's Thirsty for More

M. Morris — Tue, 29 May 2007 14:36:54 CDT

Still basking in the glow of his first Indy 500 victory, Dario Franchitti isn't even thinking about retirement. "I'm having a blast," the driver formerly best known for being married to Ashley Judd tells the Indianapolis Star. And no wonder—Franchitti, 34, reeled in a record $1.6 million for...