Ashley Judd has apologized for the misinformed remarks she made about rap and hip-hop in her new memoir, which apparently struck a nerve with people all over the world.

While discussing an AIDS awareness program she works with in All That Is Bitter and Sweet, Judd wrote, "Along with other performers, YouthAIDS was supported by rap and hip-hop artists like Snoop Dogg and P. Diddy to spread the message...um, who? Those names were a red flag ... As far as I'm concerned, most rap and hip-hop music - with its rape culture and insanely abusive lyrics and depictions of girls and women as 'ho's' - is the contemporary soundtrack of misogyny."

Judd received thousands of angry tweets and stacks of hate mail for her comments, and not only has she issued an apology, but she says she believes she should have done a better job researching her story. In a post on GlobalGrind, Judd writes, "The outcry regarding my remarks, 2 paragraphs of my 400+ page book, regarding hip hop and rap, has been as astounding as it is out of context ... I have looked closely at the feedback I have received about those two paragraphs, and absolutely see your points, and I fully capitulate to your rightness, and again humbly offer my heartfelt amends for not having been able to see the fault in my writing, and not having anticipated it would be painful for so many. Crucial words are missing that could have made a giant difference."

Click here to see Judd's full statement...

Naomi Judd and her daughter Wynonna are opening up about sexual abuse they both suffered as children.

While on The View, Naomi, 65, recalls the abuser. She tells the ladies:

"I rebuffed him, and it happened twice more. I knocked him away. I never said anything to anybody."

The Judds will be debuting their new series on The Oprah Winfrey Network this Sunday. When asked how they handled the topic on the show, Wynona, who also admits to being abused, says:

"I was a little resentful that the cameras were on. But we're willing to step out on faith and hope that it helps someone else to tell someone because there is a lot of shame and secrecy."

In her book, "All That Is Bitter and Sweet," younger sister Ashley Judd discussed being sexually abused as a young girl.

Find out the name of Wynona's upcoming book in which she goes into detail about her abusive past ... after the jump.

With her big hat and glasses we almost didn't recognize the former queen of such "women in peril" movies like Kiss The Girls and Twisted!

Hey, at least Ashley looks happy though! Wouldn't you if your hot race car driver husband just dedicated his Long Beach Grand Prix win to you?