A little over a week after the death of her friend, Judd spoke with Entertainment Tonight about how heartbroken she is over the passing of Lisa Marie. "I was so shocked, and it kicked my butt because she's 54 years old and I'm 58," she said. "And when you go through something like this, it's just bizarre. It's hard to comprehend."
Judd went on to explain why she's not a "thoughts and prayers" person, especially in the wake of her mother's death in 2022. "I'm not one of those people that says, you know, I'm praying for you, or, you know, my prayers and my condolences, because I've been going through it myself," she shared. "And it's so heavy. It's too heavy to talk about it right now. Maybe in some time, when we give it some time for things to settle. I just think, right now, I can't imagine what they're going through."
The country singer continued, "I know what I went through. And when people say stuff like, 'They're in a better place,' I don't want her to be in a better place. I want her to be here with me. That's selfish, but that's human response. So the human response for me is just love the ones you're with. Love the ones you're with. That and forgiveness, forgiveness, forgiveness. That's on my list every single day."
