The late Naomi Judd was beautiful, talented, and loved by countless fans.

When she sang with her daughter, Wynonna, the effect was incomparable. Now, just days after the third anniversary of Judd’s tragic suicide in 2022, her widower, Larry Strickland, claims that she shot him when she found out that he allegedly cheated on her. Per nypost.com, he came out with that shocking revelation in a new Lifetime docuseries called The Judd Family: Truth Be Told.

An Earlier TV Film Discussed That Troubling Incident

In 1995, a TV movie titled Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge depicted an incident in which an actress playing Judd shot an actor portraying Strickland supposedly following his infidelity. Strickland evidently affirmed it in the documentary, per the outlet via People. “Well. it really happened,” Strickland reportedly said. “That’s all I can say. That’s all I’m gonna say. It happened.”

It Seems Like Naomi Judd’s Marriage Had Its Share Of Rocky Patches

The Lifetime doc reportedly has a voiceover from Judd’s book, “Love Can Build a Bridge.” In it, she indicated that she and Strickland were madly in love but he was seldom at home. Judd asserted that a female phoned her and Strickland’s home in Nashville saying she “loved and missed” Strickland.

That made Judd see red. Per the outlet, she “allegedly tore up photos of them and threw his belongings into a garbage bag in their yard.”

Judd And Strickland Were Married For 33 Years; The Last Phase Of Her Life Was ‘Chaotic’

Three years ago, Strickland shared with People that Judd’s last months were rough. Per the outlet via People, he said, “It was extremely hard. She had several therapists that she was seeing, and her energy level had gotten really low.” Judd’s mental health issues were not a new problem, but Strickland said he did not realize how bad things had gotten for her “until it was too late,” according to nypost.com.

“I just feel like I might have overdone it…I was trying every way I could.”

Strickland continued, “To know now that she was contemplating [suicide], I look back and just wish I had been holding her and comforting her instead of pushing her. I don’t know if that would’ve helped, but it certainly wouldn’t have hurt.”