" on May 12, Ashley, 54, disclosed how Naomi took her own life at home in Tennessee.
"Mother used a firearm," Ashley said."So that's the information we're very uncomfortable sharing but understand that we're in a position that if we don't share it someone else is going to.". The musical duo had also announced in April that they'd planned to embark on their final tour in September. "When we're talking about mental illness, it's very important to be clear and make the distinction between our loved one and the disease," Ashley told Sawyer."It's very real ... it lies, it's savage, and you know, my mother, our mother, couldn't hang on until she was inducted into the Hall of Fame by her peers.
The"Double Jeopardy" star urged anyone struggling with their mental health to reach out for help."I want to be very careful when we talk about this today that for anyone who is having those ideas or those impulses to talk to someone, to share, to be open, to be vulnerable," she said."There is a National Suicide Hotline."
If you or someone you know is at risk of suicide please call the U.S. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255, text TALK to 741741 or go to