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Jennifer Hudson Sang for the DNC, But Trump Took In Her Family After Horrible 2008 Tragedy × By Joe Saunders Published August 24, 2020 at 2:53pm Share on Facebook(22k) Tweet Share Email Her sense of gratitude isn’t as great as her voice.When Oscar-winning actress and singer Jennifer Hudson took the stage for the Democratic National Convention’s all-virtual show on Wednesday, she was part of a lineup of celebrities Democrats no doubt hoped would distract from the destructive power of their party’s socialist platform.But what few would guess from Hudson’s appearance during the three-day Democratic orgy of bashing President Donald Trump...

Jennifer Hudson, Taylor Swift, James Corden and Ian McKellen have been cast in Working Title’s upcoming movie version of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s smash musical “Cats.” Tom Hooper, the Oscar-winning director of “The King’s Speech,” will direct “Cats,” which is set to begin shooting in Britain in November. The screenplay by Lee Hall (“Billy Elliot”) is based on Lloyd Webber’s musical, which was itself adapted from a book of children’s poems by T.S. Eliot. Hudson, who won an Oscar in 2007 for her breakout role in “Dreamgirls,” will play Grizabella, the former “glamour cat” who falls on hard times and gets...

Eddie Murphy did not like losing the Academy Award for best supporting actor to Alan Arkin last night. He split the show — exit stage left! — as soon Arkin’s name was announced. Murphy didn’t stay to see Jennifer Hudson win best supporting actress in "Dreamgirls" or his fellow castmates Hudson, Beyonce, Keith Robinson and Anoki Noni Rose perform the show’s nominated songs in a stellar staging by "Dreamgirls" director/writer Bill Condon, who wasn't an Oscar nominee. That may have been the problem with "Dreamgirls" all along, as I’ve suggested before: Much as the movie depends on a song called...

Jennifer Hudson and some of her family members have been staying as Donald Trump’s guests at his new Trump International Hotel & Tower in Chicago since last month’s murder of her mother, brother and nephew, and are “very safe” there, the real estate mogul told People. “She’s a great girl. And we’re protecting them well,” Trump told PEOPLE at a benefit honoring Australia director Baz Luhrman at the Museum of Modern Art Monday night. “They are very safe.” The lone identified suspect in the killings was denied parole Monday in a hearing unrelated to the Hudson investigation. William Balfour, the...

Jennifer Hudson, Gloria Estefan, Harry Connick Jr. and other entertainers performed for a jubilant crowd Friday, Sept. 25, at a concert to welcome Pope Francis on his first visit to the U.S. and celebrate his message of faith and goodwill. The event, called "A Journey in Faith," stretched for two hours at Madison Square Garden with performers standing on a white elevated stage that would soon transform into the altar from which the pope would celebrate Mass. Hudson, the Academy Award and Grammy Award-winning singer, sang "Hallelujah" backed by an orchestra, and drew roars from the crowd. Estafan sang "Mas...

Pope Francis Arrives For 20,000-Strong Mass At Madison Square Garden After 80,000 Lined Central Park For A Glimpse Of The Pontiff • Pope Francis was met with a monumental roar from the crowd as he arrived at Madison Square Garden for mass • There were emotional scenes as the Pontiff blessed a young disabled child, whose parents openly wept • Jennifer Hudson sang a powerful rendition of Hallelujah as Francis arrived for the 20,000-strong gathering • The Pope was earlier driven through Central Park in his popemobile as 80,000 cheering people lined the roads • By OLLIE GILLMAN 25 September...

In the heady days after the October 1 launch of the Affordable Care Act -- better known as ObamaCare -- Lady Gaga, Amy Poehler, Nina Dobrev, Rosario Dawson, Sarah Silverman, Olivia Wilde, Alicia Keys, Jennifer Hudson, Pearl Jam, Lance Bass, John Legend, Alyssa Milano and Kerry Washington joined the President to encourage Americans to #getcovered. Since then, technical glitches and website snafus have so marred the ObamaCare website that the team who built it has been called to testify before Congress on Thursday. But there will be no celebrities flanking them on Capitol Hill, as the stars that helped launch...

As the White House was gearing up to sell ObamaCare to the American people last summer, Valerie Jarrett, the president’s pointwoman on a host of issues, phoned Oprah Winfrey. She invited the Queen of All Media to join celebrities, including Amy Poehler, Jennifer Hudson and Alicia Keys, to meet with President Obama and discuss how they could generate publicity for his health-care law. Oprah refused. Obama had been counting on Oprah’s immense persuasive powers to help enroll millions in ObamaCare. But as the rollout turned into a disaster, Oprah didn’t lift a finger to help.

7 minutes ago Obama meets with celebs who want to promote Obamacare Posted by CNN White House Producer Adam Aigner-Treworgy and CNN's Kevin Liptak (CNN) – President Barack Obama, hoping to pitch his signature health care law to younger Americans, will get some help from a cadre of Hollywood stars who have volunteered to help promote Obamacare's insurance exchanges that open on October 1. At a meeting at the White House Monday, a group that included singer Jennifer Hudson and actors Kal Penn and Amy Poehler heard Obama extol the benefits his health care law offers young people, whose participation...

Members of the media and crew sang "Happy Birthday" when Obama arrived at Andrews Air Force Base on Air Force One. Here, an amused Obama and Col. Kenneth Rizer listen to the serenade. Obama takes the time to greet his supporters. On hand for Obama's big bash: his former chief of staff and current Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel, Chicago band OK Go and Jennifer Hudson. Here, Hudson and the band serenade the president with a rendition of "Happy Birthday." Obama wipes sweat from his face after speaking.<;i> Early Thursday morning, Obama returned to the White House, stepping off the...

President Barack Obama left the heated partisan atmosphere in Washington on Wednesday for an overly warm hometown 50th Birthday Party with 2,400 fans and donors packing the historic Aragon Ballroom in Uptown. “It doesn’t matter how tough a week I have in Washington, because I know you’ve got me — you’ve got my back,” President Obama told the crowd. “When I come to Chicago, when I travel across the country, I know we can’t be stopped.” Introducing Obama, Mayor Rahm Emanuel said “This looks like the Uptown Music District,” a reference to one of the mayor’s pet entertainment projects. With...

At 14, William Balfour spoke so softly that the counselor at the youth shelter could barely hear him. Depressed and angry, William already had been arrested on charges of heroin possession and possession of a stolen vehicle. He had little recollection of his father, who had been sent to prison for murder years earlier. His mother's efforts to discipline him had turned abusive, state records show. William said he knew his mother had given him up, turning him over to the state child welfare system. "But my daddy didn't," he told the counselor, perking up for the first time during...

7-Year-Old Had Been Missing From Home Where Jennifer Hudson's Mother, Brother Were Found Murdered CHICAGO (CBS) ― Chicago police confirmed Monday that the body of a young boy found inside a white sport-utility vehicle on the city's West Side is the nephew of Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson. The child had been shot in the the head, authorities said. Hudson's nephew, Julian King, 7, had been missing from the South Side home where the bodies of Hudson's mother and brother were found murdered on Friday. An Amber Alert for Julian was canceled late Monday morning. The discovery is the latest in...

The body of a male child was found Friday morning on the South Side, authorities said. The body of a male child, about 7 years-old, was found on the 1300 block of South Kolin Avenue, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The mother of singer and Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson was one of two people found shot to death inside a home Friday. A family member has confirmed Hudson's mother, Darnell Hudson Donerson, is one of the deceased. The home where the bodies were discovered is at 7019 S. Yale in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood. Property records indicate the home belongs to Donerson. The other victim, sources close to the investigation said, has been identified as Jennifer Hudson's brother, Jason Hudson. Police are expected to provide more information as they progress with their investigation.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ Jennifer Hudson's mother was one of two victims shot and killed in Chicago earlier today. A neighbor tells TMZ the other victim was Jennifer's brother Jason. A cousin who lived nearby discovered the bodies. We're told the two bodies were found dead on the scene at 2:44 PM. When the fire department arrived and discovered the bodies, police were brought in and the home was declared a crime scene. A call to Hudson's rep was not immediately returned.