Still Mourning, Hudson Gives Ad Go-Ahead

Singer shot photos before the slayings

By Evann Gastaldo, Newser Staff

Posted Nov 14, 2008 10:52 AM CST

(Newser) – The timing isn't the best, but Jennifer Hudson has given her blessing to the inclusion of her photo in a new Gap ad, E! Online reports. The holiday ad campaign, conceived and photographed before the murders of her mother, brother, and 7-year-old nephew, features the Academy Award-winner looking cheery in a red sweater.

"She said she wanted to be a part of it and that we should move forward," a Gap spokesperson said.

In this Friday, Sept. 5, 2008, file photo, actress Jennifer Hudson attends a gala screening of "The Secret Life Of Bees" during the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)

In this Tuesday, May 27, 2008, file photo, Jennifer Hudson attends the premiere of "Sex and the City" at Radio City Music Hall in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)

Actress Jennifer Hudson talks during a news conference for the film, The Secret Life of Bees" during the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008, in Toronto. (AP Photo)

In this Oct. 6, 2008, file photo, cast member Jennifer Hudson poses at the premiere of the film "The Secret Life of Bees" at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo)

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