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Ashley Judd, Aloe Blacc open up about deaths of Naomi Judd, Avicii in White House visit

Ashley Judd speaks during the Clinton Global Initiative meeting at the Hilton Midtown on Sept. 18, 2023, in New York.

Ashley Judd and Aloe Blacc visited the White House on Tuesday to promote the Biden administration's newly formed National Strategy for Suicide Prevention and federal action plan, speaking candidly about the deaths of Judd's mother, country music star Naomi Judd, and Blacc's frequent collaborator Avicii.

"I've learned in recovery that I can pretend to care but I can't pretend to show up," Ashley Judd said on a panel discussion

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