When Grammy Awards producers learned of singer Whitney Houston’s death less than 24 hours before the live telecast, they scrapped parts of the script, added performances and puzzled over how best to honor the Grammy-winning singer who died unexpectedly at age 48. Host LL Cool J said that addressing the Grammy audience at the Staples […]
Now that the man who murdered her family has been tried and convicted, singer/actress Jennifer Hudson can look forward to her pending nuptials with fiancé wrestler David Otunga. Hudson and Otunga tell People that they are “very excited” for the wedding. “That was something that was hanging over our heads for so long, and now […]
Singer/Actress Jennifer Hudson and her relatives have a verdict in their family murder trial. Hudson’s ex-brother-in-law, William Balfour, was found guilty of three counts of first-degree murder in the October 2008 shooting deaths of her mother, Darnell Donerson; brother Jason Hudson; and 7-year-old nephew, Julian King, reports E! News. Hudson, sitting with fiancé David Otunga, […]
William Balfour, the man who murdered Grammy-winning R&B singer Jennifer Hudson’s mother, brother and nephew, has been found guilty of all charges in Chicago, IL. Balfour was charged with three counts of murder, home invasion, residential burglary and possession of a stolen vehicle and now faces a maximum sentence of life in prison. Stay tuned for […]
Jurors starting deliberating Wednesday, continuing late into the night without reaching a verdict after sitting through sometimes heated and embittered closing arguments at the Chicago trial of the man accused of murdering singer/actress Jennifer Hudson’s mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew, reports AP. Hudson sobbed and dabbed her eyes when prosecutors displayed photos of the bullet-riddled […]
Moments after finding her mother’s body, the sister of Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson sobs as she pleads for help in a disturbing 911 recording released to the news media Monday, reports AP. “Oh my God…. Somebody’s killed my mother,” Julia Hudson says, while a dispatcher tries to get her to calm down and repeat her […]
Actress and singer Jennifer Hudson testified Monday in the trial of a man accused of killing her mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew. She broke down in tears several times on the stand as she remembered her family. Hudson was the prosecution’s first witness. She identified the defendant, William Balfour, the estranged husband of her sister, […]
Jury selection concluded Tuesday for the Chicago trial of the man accused of killing the mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew of actress and singer Jennifer Hudson. The final four panelists were chosen on the second day of one-by-one questioning of prospective jurors. Among them was a member of an acrobatics group and someone who served years […]
Singer/Actress Jennifer Hudson is expected to be quite visable at the trial of the man charged with murdering her mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew, when the proceedings begin Monday. On Monday, questioning of would-be jurors one by one will start. Judge Charles Burns will be trying to weed out anyone who could be swayed by […]
