{"id":58578,"date":"2026-10-16T11:39:25","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T11:39:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/?p=58578"},"modified":"2026-10-16T11:39:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T11:39:26","slug":"wynonna-judd-opens-up-about-why-she-and-sister-ashley-are-taking-a-break-after-years-of-being-distant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/?p=58578","title":{"rendered":"Wynonna Judd Opens Up About Why She and Sister Ashley Are &#8216;Taking a Break&#8217; After Years of Being Distant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wynonna and Ashley Judd leaned on each other after their mother&#8217;s death. Four years later, the country singer has revealed an unexpected turn in their relationship.The sisters have faced years of distance despite moments of closeness. Now, Wynonna is opening up about the childhood roles, separate paths, and current circumstances behind their complicated bond.Wynonna said she and her younger sister, actress Ashley Judd, are not currently &#8220;connected.&#8221;In a recent interview with People, the 62-year-old country singer reflected on their complicated relationship and whether she expects to reconnect with Ashley, 58.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Their history of ups and downs dates back to childhood. The sisters have different biological fathers, and Wynonna often cared for Ashley while their mother, Naomi, worked to support the financially struggling family.Their relationship has changed over the years, but one of their most difficult moments also brought them closer together.The Sisters Leaned on Each Other After Naomi&#8217;s DeathNaomi died by suicide on April 30, 2022. Ashley shared the heartbreaking news in an Instagram statement:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wynonna and Ashley Judd leaned on each other after their mother&#8217;s death. Four years later, the country singer has revealed an unexpected turn in their relationship.The sisters&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":58579,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-58578","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"views":31,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58578","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=58578"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58578\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58580,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58578\/revisions\/58580"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/58579"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=58578"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=58578"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=58578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}