Preggers Hudson Holds Baby Shower

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»

Fiance also helped her through tragedy

(NEWSER) - Since her mother, brother, and nephew were murdered last year, Jennifer Hudson has relied on God for strength, People reports. “The thing that keeps me going is knowing God is in control. It’s like, if he placed me here then I must be prepared,” she told Essence magazine. Fiancé David Otunga helps too, adding, “She doesn’t have to worry about losing me. I’m always going to be right here.” More»

(NEWSER) - Jennifer Hudson's lovely parting gift from the Ellen DeGeneres Show was a doozie, Us reports: Ellen gave Hudson a tandem bike as an engagement present. “David is going to love this,” Hudson said of fiancé David Otunga. “We're like big kids, so we like to ride bikes.” More»

William Balfour convicted of three murders

(NEWSER) - The man accused of killing Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother, and young nephew has been found guilty of three counts of first-degree murder, reports AP . William Balfour shot to death Darnell Donerson, 57, Jason Hudson, 29, and Julian King, 7, in what prosecutors say was a jealous rage in 2008. He faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison. More»

And Balfour mistress says he confessed

(NEWSER) - “Somebody killed my mother. Please help me,” said Jennifer Hudson's sister, Julia, in a chilling phone call to emergency services. “My momma. My momma.” Jurors in the triple-murder trial of Hudson's mother, sister, and nephew have already heard the 911 recording, but today the judge made it public. Judge Charles Burns said the rights of the accused, William Balfour, would not be harmed by releasing the tape. You can hear it at the Chicago Sun-Times . More»