Hudson Visits Ellen, Gets Taken for a Ride

To her entourage, she was always 'The Queen'

(NEWSER) - The passing of Donna Summer has inspired a range of thoughtful retrospectives ; now ABC News points out a few little-known facts about the Queen of Disco.

• She stopped singing the orgasmic "Love to Love You Baby" in 1979 as she re-devoted herself to Christianity. "If I were to do that song like I did it in the old days, the fire department would have to be at the show," she said.

After her stellar performance on America's Got Talent , it's time to take Boyle seriously

(NEWSER) - Susan Boyle’s performance last night on America’s Got Talent “was exactly what Boyle's mentor, Simon Cowell, could have hoped for—lovely, inspirational, free of surprises,” writes Ann Powers in the Los Angeles Times. “No matter that it was canned” or that she was nervous. Boyle's time has come, and “we should stop being startled by her performances and respect her for the qualities she's cultivated: scrupulousness and dependability.” More»

Pregnancy was never announced, but here he is

(NEWSER) - Jennifer Hudson never formally announced she was pregnant, but the proof is in the pudding: She welcomed son David Daniel Otunga Jr. yesterday, she tells the Hollywood Reporter. The baby, named for his father, was conceived shortly after the murders of Hudson’s mother, brother, and nephew. Hudson and Otunga had both blue and pink clothes waiting for their son—they didn't know his sex before the birth. More»

(NEWSER) - Britney Spears is engaged to be married to agent/lover Jason Trawick, Star reports. The two have been in an on-again, off-again relationship for 3 years, but sealed the deal on a recent Bahamas vacation. “He didn’t exactly get down on one knee, but Brit didn’t care,” an insider said. “She said yes, and they opened a bottle of champagne to celebrate.” There are plans for a December wedding after Spears’ tour is finished. More»

(NEWSER) - A longtime friend of Jennifer Hudson confirmed rumors today that the singer is pregnant, the Chicago Tribune reports. Hudson held a baby shower yesterday at a relative's home, "a quiet gathering of friends and mostly family,” said actress/singer Felicia Fields. “They’re really trying to keep it kind of quiet.” Were gifts pink or blue? "They don't know" the gender, said Fields. "More yellow." More»