Ashley Judd says late mom Naomi threatened to stop paying her college tuition because she had a lesbian professor

Ashley Judd has made new revelations about her late mother Naomi Judd, who died in 2022 at age 76.

The 58-year-old actress appeared on the inaugural episode of her new podcast, A Table Prepared, and shared that her mom, who was a devout Christian, 'threatened to stop paying' her tuition over a religious clash.

'Mom threatened to stop paying my tuition at the University of Kentucky 'cause she didn't like what I was learning,' she told co-host Dan Scott, a pastor at Christ Church Nashville.

Ashley elaborated, 'She didn’t like that I had a lesbian theologian professor that was taking me through Hebrew scripture and looking at the women listed as property after the donkeys.'

Elsewhere in the conversation, the Hollywood veteran went on to say that her mom stifled her social and political beliefs due to fears of 'disapproval and retaliation' in the country music scene.

However, in the privacy of their home, 'She could share all kinds of political and social views that would surprise people if they thought Naomi Judd thought, felt, said that,' Ashley unveiled.

Ashley said the late singer had 'a lot of compassion' in particular for mothers who harmed their children.

'She would say they need help, not punishment,' the Double Jeopardy actress recalled.

Ashley admitted that she had doubts about whether her mom 'would have been comfortable in her lifetime saying that.'

'I’ve debated with myself, is it okay for me to say that posthumously and attribute it to her? I’m still in relationship with my mother, and so I’ve asked her these things. I was up the other morning… and the part of my mother that lives in me said, "Honey, I told stories. You tell the truth,"' she resolved.

This past May, Ashley said she went without a role model for much of her childhood as her mom was touring constantly.

She wrote in an Instagram post, 'There was no parent (or adult) supporting, nurturing, guiding and reinforcing my learning, delighting in, or protecting that little girl.'

The star also shared that for her 58th birthday in April she re-imagined her 12th birthday as she does not remember having any parties when she was a child.

'Have you ever considered, from your adult perspective, restaging for your sweet inner child an experience she either never had at all?' she asked her social media followers.

She added, 'Or an experience that did not unfold with the safety and attention it should have? I deeply enjoy doing this from a loving inner-parent perspective for my inner family.'

Ashley shared photos from a mock 12th birthday during which she sang and danced with friends.

A YouTube description of her new podcast says that the new venture was inspired by her and Pastor Dan's 'friendship and shared spiritual history.'

It teases, 'They revisit their Appalachian roots, their experiences of faith and the people who have shaped their lives, including Ashley's late mother, country music legend Naomi Judd, who shared a close relationship with them both. 

'Through personal memories and honest reflection, Ashley and Dan introduce listeners to the conversations they've been having for more than four decades — about family, faith, suffering, compassion and the questions that don't always have easy answers.' 

Naomi died of a self-inflicted bullet wound in April 2022 at the age of 76, the medical examiner's office in Nashville confirmed.

According to the report, the late singer battled with 'significant' anxiety, depression and bipolar disorder.