Sexy celebrity Jennifer Hudson

Jennifer Kate Hudson (born September 12, 1981) is an American actress, singer and model. She first gained notice as one of the finalists on the third season of the FOX television series American Idol. She went on to star in the 2006 motion picture Dreamgirls for which she has won numerous awards, including an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA and a SAG Award.Biography

Hudson was born in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Darnell Hudson and Samuel Simpson (died 1999), who was a bus driver. She was raised Baptist and attended Dunbar Vocational Career Academy, graduating in 1999. She cites Whitney Houston as her musical and movie influence, as well as Aretha Franklin.

Hudson began dating James Payton in 1999, when she was eighteen. They were both from Chicago. When asked if they had any plans to marry, Hudson declared that, "We are happy with the place we are right now, but perhaps we will tie the knot someday. One thing's for sure, I definitely won't be popping the question!" Sometime in December 2007 Hudson and Payton ended their relationship. Hudson is now engaged to David Otunga, who is best known as "Punk" from I Love New York 2. He proposed on Hudson's twenty-seventh birthday. The couple have been dating for less than a year.
Family murdersOn October 24, 2008, Hudson's 57-year-old mother, Darnell Donerson, and the singer's 29-year-old brother, Jason, were shot to death inside Donerson's home, in Chicago, Illinois. Likely shot before 3 p.m., they were discovered by Jason's cousin. An AMBER Alert was issued for Hudson's 7-year-old nephew, Julian King, after Hudson's elder sister, Julia, reported him missing.

On October 24, Chicago police arrested a suspect, William Balfour, 27, the estranged husband of Hudson's sister Julia, but he was not charged with any crime. Balfour is on parole and spent nearly seven years in prison for attempted murder, vehicular hijacking and possession of a stolen vehicle. The Illinois Department of Corrections' records reveal one of Balfour's addresses to be the home where Donerson and Jason Hudson were murdered.

On October 27, 2008, the body of a young boy was found in a 1994 Chevrolet Suburban parked on a street in Chicago's West Side area. The license plate and the vehicle's description matched that of the AMBER Alert. The FBI later confirmed the body was of Julian King. On October 29, 2008, autopsy reports from the Cook County Medical Examiner's office indicated that Julian King was killed due to "multiple gunshot wounds".

Hudson's family announced a foundation for families of murder victims. The Hudson-King Foundation for Families of Slain Victims was named in honor of Hudson's mother, brother and nephew.

On October 31, 2008, Chicago police Superintendent Jody Weis confirmed the murder weapon was found in West Side vacant lot in the neighborhood. Funeral services for the victims were on November 3, while a private service was held at Chicago's South Side Apostolic Church of God on November 10.

Without an attorney, since he had not been charged, Balfour had a thirty-five minute parole hearing, on November 10, 2008, that ended with a decision to believe he violated parole and should be held until a December 3 hearing before the full Illinois Prisoner Review Board.

Jeanetta Cardine, the prisoner review board executive, was informed at the hearing that a woman described as Balfour's current or former girlfriend has told investigators she saw him with a gun matching the description of the .45-caliber weapon used in the 3 killings. Chairman Jorge Montes ruled: "He seemed to be disturbed. He contested those allegations. He was protesting the introduction of that evidence and he denied it. The gun allegation alone was enough to keep the man in custody. That's a very serious allegation. If somebody's alleging they saw him with a gun that was used in the murder of three individuals, we would definitely hold. The information about the woman's statements came from the Cook County State's Attorney's office." Balfour's girlfriend stated that she "had seen him with a gun identical to the gun recovered recovered by the Chicago police near the body of the murdered child" several days before the murders occurred. She also claims Balfour admitted to being involved in the killings. However, Balfour insisted he had nothing to do with the death of Julian King.

Discography

Studio albums

Year	Album	Peak position					Sales and certifications
		US	UK	AUS	IRL	JPN
2008	Jennifer Hudson 1st studio album September 30, 2008	2	21	73	46	27	RIAA certification: Gold U.S. sales: 352,000 Worldwide sales: 390,000[citation needed]