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Email Print Related News Megan Fox in talks for Judd Apatow's next film Wed, Mar 16 2011 Analysis & Opinion Text of Chambers staff memo Most Americans find their retirement goals unattainable: study Related Topics Entertainment » Fashion » People » Lifestyle » Actress Ashley Judd attends a news conference to speak about her philanthropic efforts to combat human trafficking, at United Nations Headquarters in New York, June 3, 2008. Credit: Reuters/Chip East LOS ANGELES | Tue Apr 5, 2011 3:50pm EDT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Ashley Judd says in a new memoir that she had a lonely, painful childhood that included sexual abuse and thoughts of suicide while her mother Naomi Judd and sister Wynonna sought to build a career as country music stars. In excerpts of "All That Is Bitter and Sweet", and in a TV interview on the "Today" show on Tuesday, Judd spoke of feeling neglected and emotionally abused while constantly moving homes with the Judd country legends. "My family of origin, the one into which I was born, was also brimming with love but was not a healthy family system. There was too much trauma, abandonment, addiction and shame," the "Double Jeopardy" actress writes in the memoir, which was published on Tuesday. Judd, 42, wrote that she was molested by a family friend as a teenager, witnessed inappropriate sexual behavior between her mother and her new boyfriends, and said drugs were regularly available in her home. Many of the memories, including times when she played with her mother's gun after school and thought about shooting herself, were repressed and were recovered when Judd underwent therapy in 2006. Judd told "Today" in an interview that the goal of her book was to better explain the humanitarian work she does around the globe involving impoverished and abused women in brothels, slums and refugee camps. "I was really encouraged by people I trust to include some of my own story, because why I love (humanitarian) work really baffled people, and so I eventually got willing to put it there," the actress explained. Naomi Judd said in a statement to "Today"; "I love my daughter. I hope her book does well." Ashley Judd called her mother's attitude to the revelations "exquisitely gracious". Naomi Judd and her country singer daughter Wynonna are set to reveal details of their own tempestuous relationship in a six part TV documentary series starting on the Oprah Winfrey Network on Sunday. (Reporting by Jill Serjeant, editing by Christine Kearney) Entertainment Fashion People Lifestyle Tweet this Share this Link this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language, all capital letters or appear to be spam, and we review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. 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