Ashley Judd is walking again nearly six months after suffering a severe leg injury while on a conservation mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Hollywood star, who had been studying the endangered bonobos at the time, tripped over a fallen tree and shattered her leg in four places. It took 55 hours to…
Ashley Judd Praises the Congolese Men and Women Who Cared For Her After Rainforest Accident
Ashley Judd has shared more details about her near-fatal accident in a rainforest in the Democratic Republic of Congo and says she’s full of gratitude for those who cared for her and carried her to safety. The Hollywood star revealed last week that she was on a Bonobo research excursion when she tripped over and shattered her…
Ashley Judd Puts Spotlight On Healthcare Needs in Congo After Suffering Horrific Leg Injury
Ashley Judd is recovering in an Intensive Care Unit in South Africa after a horrific fall in a rainforest in a remote part of the Democratic Republic of Congo – and she’s speaking out about it to highlight the extreme poverty and lack of health care in the region. In an Insta live chat with…
Court Rules Ashley Judd Can Sue Harvey Weinstein for Sexual Harassment
Ashley Judd is one step closer to having her day in court with Harvey Weinstein. An appeals court has today ruled that she can pursue her claim against him for sexual harassment. The claim was originally dismissed by a U.S District Court judge in L.A who said that she wasn’t in a specific business relationship…
Women in Hollywood Remind Us that Weinstein’s Guilty Verdict is “Just the Beginning”
Harvey Weinstein has been found guilty of rape in the third degree against one woman and committing a criminal sex act in the first degree against another. And while these are just two out of many charges laid against him, tonight we know that he is in custody and is facing up to 20 years…
Ashley Judd Meets Rohingya Women and Children in Bangladesh
Hollywood star Ashley Judd is in Bangladesh, sharing both heartbreaking and beautiful stories of Rohingya women and children in refugee camps. A Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Ashley is using her platform to remind us – as we flick through our often vacuous social media feeds – there is a humanitarian crisis going on and we…