HUDSON VACATIONS: Jennifer Hudson along with Fiancé David Otunga went paddling in the bright blue waters at the Atlantis Paradise Island in the Bahamas.
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Jennifer Hudson
Jennifer Hudson released photos of her son David Jr. earlier this year (above)
Star reports that Hudson and fiance David Otunga are adding to their family and that Jennifer Hudson was ’shocked’ by the news.
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PEOPLE -She can do a diva with a dream deferred – now can she portray the mother of a nation?
Jennifer Hudson is set to play Winnie Mandela in Winnie, a movie about former South African president Nelson Mandela’s powerful apartheid-busting but disgraced ex-wife that will begin filming May 30.
“I was compelled and moved when I read the script,” Hudson tells Variety. “Winnie Mandela is a complex and extraordinary woman, and I’m honored to be the actress asked to portray her. This is a powerful part of history that should be told.”
Though Winnie Mandela took the lead against apartheid while her husband languished in prison, she was a controversial figure who was arrested and convicted in 1991 in connection with the murder of a 14-year-old government informant. In 2003, she was found guilty of fraud and theft of money from a funeral fund.
The biopic will be the latest in what may be shaping up to be a Mandela trend: Morgan Freeman will play South Africa’s first black president in Clint Eastwood’s Invictus, opening Dec. 11 and also starring Matt Damon.
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Academy Award winner and Chicago native Jennifer Hudson gave birth to a boy, named David Daniel Otunga Jr. after Hudson’s fiance, the singer’s publicist said.The baby, weighing 7 pounds, 14 ounces, was born Monday, the Chicago Tribune reported Wednesday.Otunga is a former Chicago lawyer and ex-reality-TV star who now is pursuing a career as a professional wrestler.”The baby is beautiful and perfect,” publicist Lisa Kasteler said. “His parents are ecstatic.”
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She hasn’t made an official announcement just yet, but we think it’s only a matter of time before singer Jennifer Hudson makes it public she’s well and truly knocked up.Jennifer appeared in NY today where she sang to a crowd of adoring fans at the Today Show.She talked about how God had helped her through the tragic killings of her mom, brother and nephew.But there was no mention that she was expecting a baby any time soon.Take a look at the pictures, and make up your own minds.
See more pictures of Jennifer Hudson in the gallery below…
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Superbowl: Jennifer Hudson Performs First Time Since Family Murders
Huffington Post – Hudson, who made her first public appearance since the October slayings in Chicago of her mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew. Her estranged brother-in-law has been charged in the killings. Wearing a flowing white top with black leggings and a military-style dark jacket, the 27-year-old singer/actress looked apprehensive and took a deep breath before launching into the anthem. Hudson, who clocked in at 2 minutes, 13 seconds, looked relieved when she was through. When she returned to her dressing room, she anxiously asked pre-game show producer Rickey Minor “How did I do?” “I told her ‘Touchdown!’” Minor told The Associated Press after the performance. “This was such an important performance, because it’s the first time everyone has seen Jennifer. But she’s in such a great place, with such great spirits and time can heal her wounds. She’s on fire right now and totally grounded.”
Minor, the music director for American Idol , has produced numerous Super Bowl pre-game performances, including Whitney Houston’s 1991 anthem in Tampa that’s considered the benchmark for singers. He said Hudson’s two cell phones lit up “like slot machines” following her performance, and she received a moving text message from Jamie Foxx, her co-star in “Dreamgirls.” “His text said ‘Amazing. It brought tears to my eyes,’” Minor said. “She’s just getting so much love.” Although entertainers can perform live, Minor insisted that Hudson and Faith Hill, who sang “America the Beautiful” before the national anthem, use the tracks the NFL requires them to submit a week before the game. Hudson made her performance personal. “She’s from the church,” Minor said. “So we wanted to give it a gospel feel, use a little organ, rhythm and really give it a feel that matched Jennifer. We wanted her to emote the lyrics and connect with the song.”Hudson’s now expected to resume her active work schedule. Hudson, who won an Oscar for best supporting actress for her role in “Dreamgirls,” is scheduled to perform at next week’s Grammy Awards, and her new video for “If This Isn’t Love” is set to debut the week of Feb. 9.
Steelers Win Superbowl
Pittsburgh comes back with just 35 seconds left after losing the lead late in the fourth quarter to defeat the Arizona Cardinals 27-23.
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People – Jennifer Hudson has been announced to be among the Grammy nominees who’ll sing the songs of Neil Diamond at February’s MusiCares Person of the Year gala. The Grammy week event could mark the first public appearance of the Dreamgirls Oscar winner since the tragic events in late October, when her mother, brother and nephew were killed in Chicago. Besides Hudson, those announced to perform Feb. 6 at the Los Angeles Convention Center also [Wait!Theres Tons More…]
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People – Jennifer Hudson’s sister, Julia, celebrated turning 31 on Oct. 23 with cake and a small party at home.
The next morning, police say, Julia’s estranged husband William Balfour – booted last February from the house on Chicago’s South Side where they lived with Julia’s mother and 7-year-old son – showed up and spotted a gift he believed came from another man. That jealousy is the motive that led Balfour, 27, to return to the house after Julia had left for work and shoot her mother Darnell Donerson, 57, Jennifer’s brother Jason, 29, then take Julia’s son, 7-year-old Julian King, and later kill him as well, prosecutors allege. Jennifer and other Hudson family members were “relieved and happy” after Balfour was charged Dec. 2 with three counts of first-degree murder and one count of home invasion, Chicago Police Deputy Superintendent Steve Patterson has said. [Wait!Theres Tons More…]
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Update William Balfour Arrested for Hudson Murders – Chicago cops have arrested William Balfour for the murders of Jennifer Hudson’s mom, brother, and nephew. Balfour was transferred to CPD custody today after they served an arrest warrant. Charges from the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office are pending.
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Jennifer Hudson is speaking up weeks after her mother, brother and nephew were killed in Chicago on Oct 24, posting a statement on her MySpace page to express her gratitude to fans. “I want to thank each and every one of you for your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time,” the Dreamgirls actress writes. “My sister and I take great comfort and strength from your love and concern.” The Oscar winner bade a final good-bye to her slain family members, mother Darnell Donerson, brother Jason Hudson and nephew Julian King last week at a Chicago funeral service. William Balfour, the estranged husband of Jennifer’s sister, Julia, remains in police custody for his alleged connection with the murders, although he has yet to be formally charged.
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“Michelle and I were absolutely heartbroken to learn about this unimaginable tragedy, and we want Jennifer to know that she is in our thoughts and prayer.”
- Barack Obama
(Excerpt) UsMagazine -
I don’t think I’ve ever been happier,” Jennifer Hudson gushed to Us Auguest 26. And why wouldn’t she be? Sex and the City was a 152 billion dollar blockbuster, her self titled debut album was about to hit the stores (where it would debut at number 2 on the billboard charts), she was signed to a lucrative endorsement deal with Avon and she was nine months into a romance with boyfriend David Otunga, 28, that would turn into an engagement in September.
“(Jennifer) was screaming.” Adds a relative who spoke to Jennifer that horrible night: “Jennifer was crying. Her heart was breaking. There’s so much pain.
But just eight weeks later, on Friday, October 24, her world fell apart when she was told her mother Darnell Donerson, and brother, Jason Hudson, had been shot dead in their Chicago home. Three days later, the body of her 7-year old nephew, Julian King, was discovered. “The level of frief is unimaginable,” a source close to the Oscar winner, 27, tells Us.
How she Found Out
UsMagazine - Jennifer was vacationing with her lawyer fiance of one month in Tampa, Florida, when she received the gut wrenching phone call from her sister, Julia (mother to Julian), telling her the awful news that Friday night. “I was hysterical,” Julia told reporters – alongside Julian’s father, Greg King – at a press conference. “(Jennifer) was screaming.” Adds a relative who spoke to Jennifer that horrible night: “Jennifer was crying. Her heart was breaking. There’s so much pain.”
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