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Jennifer Hudson

Lawyers Seek Jennifer Hudson Testimony in Balfour Murder Trial

Date Added: 2/9/2012 10:42:14 AM | Njai Joszor | Comments: 0

Defense lawyers for William Balfour, the man charged with murdering Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother and nephew in 2008, want her to provide testimony.

According to local reports, defense attorney Amy Thompson made a request to speak with Hudson in Cook County Tuesday, hoping to discuss a text message she exchanged with her mother the day she was fatally shot.

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Jennifer Hudson

Jennifer Hudson, Family Murder Trial To Be Televised?

Date Added: 1/25/2012 11:19:45 AM | Njai Joszor | Comments: 3

The case against William Balfour, charged with murdering three members of Oscar and Grammy Award winner Jennifer Hudson's family, may be televised.

According to CBS Chicago, the forthcoming trial may be one of the first in the state to be televised d...

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Jennifer Hudson

Jennifer Hudson's 'I Got This' Makes Best Sellers List

Date Added: 1/21/2012 10:29:30 AM | Njai Joszor | Comments: 1

Jennifer Hudson can add the words New York Times Best Selling Author to her list of accomplishments including an Oscar and Grammy Award.

Hudson's first book, 'I Got This: How I Changed My Ways and Lost What Weighed Me Down,' debuted on the New York Times Best Sellers 'Hardcover Advice & Misc.' list Friday.

Debuting at no. 8, 'I Got This' details the "I Remember Me" sing...

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Jennifer Hudson

Jennifer Hudson Family, Balfour Murder Trial Date Set

Date Added: 1/20/2012 10:30:21 AM | Njai Joszor | Comments: 0

Grammy Award winner Jennifer Hudson will see just served in 2012, some four years after losing her mother, brother and nephew in a brutal home invasion, kidnapping and triple-murder on Chicago's South Side.

William Balfour, the man charged with first degree murder, aggravated kidnapping, and home invasion in October of 2008, was ordered to face trial Thursday.

According to ...

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Jennifer Hudson

Jennifer Hudson Says Fiance Complained About Not Having a Ring

Date Added: 1/19/2012 7:55:19 AM | SR Staff | Comments: 0

Though Jennifer Hudson has been relatively secretive about her upcoming wedding, she has recently dished on what theme her wedding would be, as well as what we can expect her wedding dress to look like. Now, the Grammy-winning songstress has also dished that she had to buy a wedding ring for her “sentimental” fiancé, David Otunga, after he complained about not having one.

After p...

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Jennifer Hudson

Jennifer Hudson Reveals How Fiance David Otunga Proposed

Date Added: 1/11/2012 5:00:51 PM | SR Staff | Comments: 0

Though Oscar-winning actress and Grammy-winning singer Jennifer Hudson has decided to keep her wedding date a secret, she has revealed how fiancé David Otunga proposed to her three years ago.

While promoting her new book, the 'Dreamgirls' star revealed to NBC's Dateline how he ended up getting on one knee for her on her birthday.

"I remember him telling me, 'Put on your favo...

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Jennifer Hudson

Jennifer Hudson Sets Secret Wedding Date, Talks Dress

Date Added: 1/3/2012 7:44:03 PM | SR Staff | Comments: 1

After having a stellar year in 2011 coupled with weight loss and a new album, Jennifer Hudson is ready to up it a notch for 2012. The American Idol winner recently sat down with NBC Dateline’s Lester Holt to talk about her upcoming wedding to David Otunga, who she has credited for helping save her life.

Regarding the tragic murders of her family, Hudson reflected back on how Otunga’s ...

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Jennifer Hudson

Jennifer Hudson Admits Rejecting 'Precious' Due to Weight Gain

Date Added: 12/27/2011 4:16:23 PM | Connie Tang | Comments: 0

Grammy-winning Jennifer Hudson has recently revealed that she had turned down the lead role in 2009’s Oscar-winning film, "Precious: Based on the Novel PUSH by Sapphire." It turns out that Hudson was not a fan of the requirement for her to gain weight for the part.

"I had done that with Effie....," the 30-year-old songstress told Uptown Magazine on her decision to decline the offer. "I wa...

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Jennifer Hudson

Jennifer Hudson Says Fiance David Otunga 'Saved Her Life'

Date Added: 12/13/2011 5:35:55 PM | SR Staff | Comments: 0

Everything happens for a reason, and in this case, Jennifer Hudson’s fiancé, David Otunga, and his wrestling career saved her from being another victim in the 2008 murder of her family.

In the newest issue of Ebony magazine, the Dreamgirls star reveals that Otunga’s decision to join the World Wrestling Foundation was the sole reason she was not home where her mother, brother, and nep...

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Jennifer Hudson

Jennifer Hudson Opens Weight Loss Center In Hometown

Date Added: 9/27/2011 4:47:22 PM | Cola Janneti | Comments: 0

Jennifer Hudson continues to show her commitment to a healthier lifestyle with the opening of a new weight loss center in Chicago.

The Chicago native opened the Jennifer Hudson Weight Watchers Center on Tuesday September 27. As a Watchers spokeswoman, Hudson has lost 80 pounds and dropped several sizes.

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel attend the event in the city's Hyde Park ne...

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Jennifer Hudson

Jennifer Hudson on Wedding: 'I've Always Had a Date'

Date Added: 9/16/2011 10:42:31 AM | SR Staff | Comments: 1

Engaged to the father of her first child, David Otunga, since September 2008, Jennifer Hudson says she’s always had a wedding date, but the Grammy winner is reluctant to share with the public.

"I've always had a [wedding] date! I just haven't told anybody,” reports Showbiz Spy. “So it's set!"

Hudson’s busy work schedule and personal tribulations may be credited to the long en...

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Jennifer Hudson

Jennifer Hudson: 'I'm Prouder of My Weight Loss Than My Oscar'

Date Added: 8/16/2011 10:21:37 AM | SR Staff | Comments: 0

We know Jennifer Hudson loves her Oscar but her incredible weight loss is nearer and dearer to her heart. In the new issue of Self magazine, which the singer-actress covers, she shares secrets about her amazing new figure, insisting she started her fitness regime after giving birth to her son David Jr. in 2009 by walking 30 minutes each day.

“It was all I could do. I figured me walking...

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Jennifer Hudson

Jennifer Hudson Addresses Twitter Beef, Weight Loss/Liposuction Rumors

Date Added: 8/13/2011 10:34:55 AM | SR Staff | Comments: 0

Jennifer Hudson is definitely not sorry for addressing a Twitter user recently. The Grammy winner, who scolded the aggressive user for sending her disrespectful messages about her weight lost regiment and her fiancé's sexual orientation, says she deserves respect.

“So...

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Jennifer Hudson

Jennifer Hudson Fires Back at Aggressive Fan in Twitter War

Date Added: 8/12/2011 9:59:50 AM | SR Staff | Comments: 10

Jennifer Hudson tapped into her Southside persona recently after a fan made unruly comments on Twitter about her weight lost methods and claims of homosexuality about her fiancé David Otunga.

The online incident took flight after a Twitter user questioned Hudson's weight loss routine, insisting fans were unhappy with the Grammy winner’s new figure, as she wrote: "Did you get surgery t...

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Jennifer Hudson

Jennifer Hudson Early Supporter For President Obama's 2012 Re-election

Date Added: 8/3/2011 1:23:56 PM | SR Staff | Comments: 3

The early stages of President Obama's re-election campaign for 2012 are underway.

Grammy winner Jennifer Hudson shows continued support for the President, who turns 50 tomorrow, by performing at his birthday fundraiser in Chicago, Illinois tonight (August 3rd). Other artists who will perform at the gala include Jazz legend Herbie Hancock and Chicago rockers OK GO.

Organizers expect...

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