Posted Sep 18th 2009 1:25AM by TMZ Staff
Five weeks after giving birth, Jennifer Hudson -- and her weave -- rocked the streets of NYC on Thursday.

The 28-year-old was back in top form ... performing with Stevie Wonder on "VH1's Divas" concert last night.
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Hot Mamas, Jennifer Hudson
Tags: baby, divas, hair, Jennifer Hudson, JenniferHudson
Posted Jul 7th 2009 11:24AM by TMZ Staff
A pregnant Jennifer Hudson and good friend Usher inside the Staples Center for Michael Jackson's memorial.


Filed under: Michael Jackson, Jennifer Hudson, Usher
Tags: Jennifer Hudson, JenniferHudson, memorial, Michael Jackson, MichaelJackson, Staples Center, StaplesCenter, Usher
Posted May 31st 2009 12:15PM by TMZ Staff
Is Jennifer Hudson, "American Idol's" favorite seventh place finisher, with child?
Hudson had a baby shower this weekend, two papers in Chicago are reporting, citing sources close to the family. The Oscar winner is reportedly seven months pregnant and is engaged to reality TV star/wrestler David Otunga.
No word yet on the sex of the baby.
Calls to Hudson's camp were not immediately returned.
Filed under: Baby Watch, Jennifer Hudson
Tags: american idol, AmericanIdol, jenifer hudson, JeniferHudson
Posted Apr 30th 2009 1:10PM by TMZ Staff
Jennifer Hudson spent her Wednesday night like most Oscar winners -- by watching a bunch of hot, sweaty, dudes in Speedos roll around in the ring.

Hudson went to the Florida Championship Wrestling event last night to watch her fiance, stage name Dawson Alexander, Esq, throw down -- and definitely enjoyed a few of the sights fights.
Filed under: Paparazzi Video, Talk Sports, Jennifer Hudson
Tags: dawson alexander esquire, FCW, fiance, Florida Champtionship Wrestling, husband, jennifer hudson, video, wrestling
Posted Feb 27th 2009 12:45PM by TMZ Staff
Jennifer Hudson appeared on Oprah today for the first time since her family tragedy back in October -- and while she didn't directly mention the events, she says she's doing "good" and music's been her "therapy."

Hudson performed on the show too. She totally nailed it.
Filed under: TV, Oprah, Jennifer Hudson
Tags: jennifer hudson, JenniferHudson, oprah winfrey, OprahWinfrey
Posted Jan 30th 2009 8:55AM by TMZ Staff
As Jennifer Hudson landed in Tampa for the Super Bowl, there's a boatload of money on the line over her rendition of the National Anthem at Sunday's game.

Jennifer has sung that song before and always goes 2 minutes and 3 seconds -- from sea to shining sea. The bet: How long will she go this time?
Filed under: Talk Sports, Jennifer Hudson
Tags: jennifer hudson, JenniferHudson
Posted Jan 29th 2009 7:05AM by TMZ Staff
Every time the Super Bowl comes around, betting sites go crazy with strange bets that have nothing to do with the people actually playing the game -- and Jennifer Hudson is no exception.

On BetUS.com, members of the site can bet real dough on how long it takes Jennifer Hudson to sing the National Anthem -- the over/under odds is 2 minutes, 3 seconds. If this was Aretha, they would definitely need to extend the time to a good 15.
Other crazy bets? How many times will John Madden mention food and the color of the Gatorade that will be used to dump over the winning coach's head. Happy watching!
Filed under: Talk Sports, Jennifer Hudson
Tags: super bowl, SuperBowl
Posted Jan 21st 2009 2:38PM by TMZ Staff
Jennifer Hudson hasn't been seen out in public since her horrible family tragedy last October, but the singer/actress reappeared in Florida a few days ago looking in better spirits.

We're told she was out with her fiancé, looking for a new bed.
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Jennifer Hudson
Tags: jennifer hudson, JenniferHudson
Posted Jan 20th 2009 2:10PM by TMZ Staff
William Balfour has just pleaded not guilty to the October killings of Jennifer Hudson's mom, brother, and nephew.
Balfour was indicted last month on three counts of first-degree murder for the Hudson deaths. Investigators say Balfour shot Darnell Donerson, Jason Hudson, and Julian King after a spat with Jennifer's sister Julia, his estranged wife.
Balfour is currently in the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections. His next court date is January 27.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Jennifer Hudson
Posted Jan 14th 2009 3:55AM by TMZ Staff
Jennifer Hudson certainly isn't taking the gradual approach to coming back after enduring the murder of her mother, brother, and nephew.
The NFL confirms Hudson will be singing the national anthem at the Super Bowl on Feb. 1, marking her first appearance in public since the killings last fall. Then, she'll sing at the Grammys' MusiCares event a few days later.
Hudson's estranged brother-in-law has been charged with first-degree murder in the killings
Filed under: Music, Talk Sports, Jennifer Hudson
Posted Dec 13th 2008 11:00AM by TMZ Staff
Jennifer Hudson was scheduled to begin shooting the video for her next single, "If It Isn't Love" next week, but has put the brakes on going back to work.
Reports surfaced earlier this week that JHud had decided to return to work, because she had been on hiatus since the October killings of her mother, brother and nephew. A source tells Us Weekly, "The video was set up before the tragedy and she felt like she should finish what she started, but she's realized that she's not ready to go back to work."
A rep for Hudson, however, calls the original video plans speculation. Jennifer's brother-in-law William Balfour was officially charged with the murders December 2.
Filed under: Music, American Idol, Jennifer Hudson
Tags: Jennifer Hudson, JenniferHudson
Posted Dec 10th 2008 4:00AM by TMZ Staff
Jennifer Hudson is headed back to work, six weeks after the her mom, bro, and nephew were killed in Chicago.
Hudson's record label says she'll be working on a new video for her single "If This Isn't Love," -- ironically, the same video she was supposed to film in L.A. when she found out her family had been shot at her childhood home.
Her estranged brother-in-law, William Balfour, has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder in the case.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Jennifer Hudson
Posted Dec 7th 2008 5:15AM by TMZ Staff
By the looks of WIlliam Balfour's troubled youth -- and his even more troubled family history -- he could be the poster boy for "a product of his environment."
Balfour -- who's been charged with the Hudson triple-murders -- was arrested by the time he was 14-years-old for possession of heroin and possession of a stolen vehicle, according to the Chicago Tribune.
The paper also says Balfour's father went to prison for murder, his grandmother was incarcerated in 1969 for manslaughter and his brother also has a lengthy record.
AJC also says William's mother was abusive, and in 1993 the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services found evidence she was abusing her sons -- including an incident in which she tied up Will's older brother, stuck a sock in his mouth and beat him senseless.
Not that any of this justifies what Balfour may or may not have done -- but it is interesting to see the circumstances that led to his present situation.
Filed under: Jennifer Hudson

