wow, i never knew she used to be a 22. she looks great now and the pics for the magazine are amazing. she’s such a humble person and she deserves everything that comes her way.

@ 45 hdizzle, you’re right. People make stars to break them. It’s not just the media, it’s the public too. Every celebrity is victim of that. But some celebrities (not all of them) change for the worse and are responsible for the backlash.

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@ 57 BKWY, Oprah said she didn’t believe it anyway. She said the media always tries to put women up against one another but never men. SO TRUE!

^^^ THIS IS GOSPEL!!

I love Jen. This chick can definitely blow. For the stars of 2006….move b!tch, get out the way! LOL J Hudd is coming through.

I wish JHud the best and she looks wonderful on the cover. I plan to buy her album and as long as she produces good music, she’ll have a returning fan.

It’s about time the soul in R&B comes back. Mary and Keyshia can’t do it by theirself. If anyone comments about that statment, please don’t. I don’t know if it’s me or what, but lately R&B has taken on a pop sound with the women. The only thing placing them in the R&B category is the color of their skin. Unless you’re going old school, then who is available today with that soulful sound?

If for some reason, her musical career doesn’t work out, she always has acting to fall back on.

its the same cycle over again. first people love you,next they want to be like you and then ,they start to hate you! stay humble jhud and not even the haters can bring you down!!!

Also Jennifer said this to Essences Mag:

http://www.people.com/peo...ticle/0,,20010541,00.html

Hudson also dismisses rumors that there was tension on the Dreamgirls set between herself and costar Beyoncé Knowles. “We clicked from day one,” she says.

She says she, Knowles and their fellow Dreamgirl Anika Noni Rose bonded over the fact that they’re all Virgos, and all have a mole in the same spot on the left side of their necks.

“It’s amazing to me that God took three different women from three different walks of life and created the Dreamgirls,” Hudson says. “We were meant to be together. When you look at us, you see it’s all connected. I’m loving Beyoncé.”

Photo by: Len Prince / Essence Magazine
Knowles has also dismissed feud rumors, telling reporters in December: “It’s really unfortunate that everyone is saying I’m jealous of Jennifer. … Because I’m a star they just automatically assume that I’m not humble enough to sit down and take a back seat, which I am.”

NO Beef just LOVE….

LMAO @ #79 An thinking Keyshia Cole has contributed to R&B.

Say what you want about Keyshia but I still rock her album. Hers, Mary’s, and anyone from the 90s and backwards. She may not be the best singer, but she has major potential to grow. Only if she doesn’t mess it up herself.

The difference is that you feel what she’s saying and you can hear in her voice that she’s experienced that pain. Now does she need to improve vocally live? Yes. Can’t never deny that.

Which goes back to proving my point….if I used her as an example of soulful R&B and your response is WTF, then that tells you the state of R&B today. Keyshia has potential. As long as she builds it up, then she’ll be in the game for a minute.

Well,

This is not her year…she cant act (I finally saw the movie)…Eddie & Jamie were the ONLY good actors in the film.

There was no main character to me—the may as well have nominated both Jennifer and Beyonce for best supporting—-Eddie & Jamie MADE that movie.

Until the movie, I was an avid J-hud supporter and honestly felt that Beyonce would not appease me in the film….I was wrong. Beyonce was cheated! She deserved just as much of a nod as J-hud and she would have had just as good a shot of winning were it not for her being classified as a “leading actress”.

J-hud, I think, will become arrogant overtime b/c Hollywood makes you that way quicker than Hollyhood (the music Industry). And yes, ppl will get tired of her.

After the Oscars, she will be passe’ and ppl will just be commenting on her looks at random parties and celeb events….yes, she is BLESSED—maybe she is favored, but she does NOT have “IT”…she is just a pawn in the game—a game that is looking for a new,healthy, identifiable image for Black women…and she is racking up accolades along the way!

Her and that BF will prob end in the near future.

And, yes, she needs to stop looking so damn shocked when ppl talk to her….its beginning to seem rehearsed and fake.

And…she should (along with many others) keep her titties in her damn clothes…cleavage is okay…but sagging tatas look cheap and hookerish—HIRE A NEW STYLIST.

And if she thinks she’s in good w/ BEyonce’, her ass better take another look at Kelly and Michelle b/c as the saying goes:

“Keep your friends close and your enemies closer”…that way you can weigh your competition…and something tells me that that is the situation here.

That said…in this interview, she sounds a little arrogant and the word choice of hers in her statements sound completely DIFFERENT from the Jennifer they show at LIVE events.

Too much, too fast = INSTANT DEATH!

^^^^Sorry for that post length.

@AND HMM IS SHE BRAGING ABOUT BEING WITH A MAN FOR ALMOST 10 YRS AND SHE HASNT BEEN WIFED YET???

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Right! I think this girl will do well, but half of the people that claim they like her so much are just jumping on the bandwagon and probably will not buy her CD! LOL. I tell you, when Whitey like it, Negroes love it. Even though she is our own, people wasn’t all on her tip or demanding she comes out with a CD until Dreamgirls.

Also, that is a tremendous achievement for her to go from a size 22 to a size 12. Good for her! She looks radiant in these pictures…the best I’ve seen yet.

she looks real good in this magazine.

She is so fine.

…Love those ‘pouty’ lips too!

well J Holliday didnt have the Star Maker Clive Davis behind her either, she wasnt sexy and pretty like JHUD either, I think Clive will make her a star but i think she will be more accepted by white people because we as a race are so negative towards our own (remember Whitney early on in her career)?

this girl can sing, her talent and range is so that there is no room on stage for all that dancers and hoopla some of the others do… I think her career will be well thought out because that white man Clive has something to prove(he can create a star that was kicked off of American Idol) time will tell, but i’m almost certain that we as a people will turn on her way before the media does, we always do…..

84 i agree with some of the things you said but the enemies part i don’t think so. kelly and michelle need to put thierselves out more, well at least kelly. No attention from the media no ablum sale, no mag covers, or commerials. To me jennifer wasn’t that great on AI she was forgettable and yes she could sing but so could Latoya London (she could have been lorelle in dreamgirls). FANTASIA Won and i voter for her every tuesday.

74 i said the same thing in another post.

90 kimberly Locke is a big girl and Clive davis label and where is her album at? not on the charts anymore.
if he does it because he can use the awards to his advantage.

Oh and Why doesn’t these photos get the PHOTOSHOP Awards of the day?

#83 said:
“The difference is that you feel what she’s saying and you can hear in her voice that she’s experienced that pain.”

And I feel pain in my ears everytime she sings. But Keyshia won’t make it in the industry unless she changes her attitude. Her attitude AND her voice stinks! Not a good combination.

I have to agree with you on Mary. Now that’s my girl right there. She does the damn thing! What do you think about Fantasia’s soulful voice? J Hudd is definitely going to do good. I am rooting for her all the way. She is a breath of fresh air to R&B.

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90 kimberly Locke is a big girl and Clive davis label and where is her album at? not on the charts anymore.
if he does it because he can use the awards to his advantage.

He will make her a star because with the awards and the American Idol lost if he makes this happen, he will no doubt be given alot of the credit, all that is going on right now is calculated, trust me, he has his hands all over this.

i wish her the best, i like what I’ve seen so far, the voice is really nice, she reminds me of an early Whitney, maybe that’s what Clive sees, i think he said that about her recently…. that’s the difference between JHud and kimberly Locke- and you are so right he will be using it to his advantage, it’s not so much about JHUD but for him to get the credit….

she is so pretty

WONDERFUL…that was a cool interview too! i luv J-Hud

Kimberley Locke was not signed with Clive Davis. She is and always has been signed to Curb Records and was more of a Pop/Country singer after American Idol.

I agree with #79. She will be in a totally different class of R&B than what’s out right now. It’ll be more traditional R&B and not this hip hop or pop flavored R&B. I personally like a little bit of all of it. I can’t deal with straight up soul R&B 24 hours a day. I can’t get ready for the club listening to that. LOL There is room for all of it. Jennifer will find her niche and she’ll be successful, it may not sell like the hip hop/pop stuff but she WILL be successful. I just hope that people are smart enough not to compare her sales to “others” knowing full well they are not doing the same type of music.

# Number 84 you realy need to get a life. Must you point out every imperfection about this girl, can she shine for a minute befor the bashing start. That long as psot was so unecessary. How do you know her and her BF will end in the near future. Where is yours! Fall back pleaze!!!

SHE’S OKAY BUT BEYONCE DOES IT BETTER…SORRY PEEPS

Foxxy380, you’re right. I did forget about Fantasia and another one, who gets no props….Leela James. I wholeheartedly agree that Fantasia is breath of fresh air.

#98 I agree with you and like how you separated the R&B out. Maybe the awards shows and the music industry need to do the same thing. You can’t listen to it 24 hours a day. When I’m ready to party, I turn on the radio to listen to some upbeat music to get the party started before I leave the house.

Without these few that sing traditional R&B, there is no else representing that style on the airwaves. Hip hop and pop flavored R&B dominate the airwaves though. I, too, hope that others don’t compare her numbers to other artists. If anyone wants to compare, I say compare people in the same R&B venue.

Go J Hud Go

I love Jennifer Hudson she remains so humble which is so refreshing. She deserves every blessing that is about to come her way…..a lil’ guy named OSCAR.

cosign w/#84 KITA BKA

100, this is not about her, so stop. Stick to the post at hand. SWSNBN is not on there, Jennifer is.

#99— get your ass in school!

It’s obvious by your last comment “Where is your bf” how old—or lack thereof you are.

You dont have to agree with my opinion…that doesnt make it any less MY OPINION.

…and you are entitled to yours as well (not to mention your stannish behavior about my “negativity” when I also had some positive comments about her as well).

Have a nice day and a great afternoon snack once grade school lets out—and plz spare urself the embarrassment of commenting that you are a “grown ass woman” b/c IF that is true—your words speak volumes otherwise.

@100: Jasmine.. what exactly does Beyonce do better?? hmm

i think JHud talks very wise things and it was so great how she described her sweetheart…
She just said everything..so right. She’s smart AND pretty and she got so much talent.
do ya thang girl!!

She seems nice and all but she wont last long because shes boring and fat by holly wood standards. People feeling her right now because they’re sick of beyonce.

YOU CAN TELL PEEPS ON HERE ARE STRAIGHT BEYONCE HATERS. THE GIRL’S CLEARED UP THE “FEUD RUMOR” EVERY TIME SHE’S ASKED AND PEEPS WON’T ACCEPT IT. GIVE IT A REST - LIKE SHE SAID AND OPRAH SAID “SHE IS BEYONCE!”

CONGRATS, J-HUD ON ALL TO COME.

CONGRATS, B ON ALL YOU’VE ACCOMPLISHED AND ALL YOU HAVE TO COME - PEEPS GOT A LONG WAY TO CATCH UP TO YOU - EVEN WITHOUT AN OSCAR!!!

shes beautiful!

I Like J.Hud but I agree with the person who said she needs to just stick to broadway……because thats what her voice is made for it seems. Yes she can sing but its for broadway.

And to the person who said Bee does it better. Beyonce really doesn’t do it better. You can’t really compare J.Hud to beyonce musically because beyonce is a pop artist and j.hud has not really done anything in music besides be on american idol.

Oh and Keyshia cole has an annoying ass voice and so does mary…..end of story!

# 84 BRAVO!

she is so pretty. she owned that cover

#57 You can believe that stuff if you want. But one thing celebrities do not do is down one another on tv. Unless they’re rappers trying to compete with one another (ex Jay-Z & Nas). But Beyonce is who she is but not too many women can come from nothing and get an Oscar nominations and GG awars, SAG awards and no cd’s out whatsoever. No hate for Beyonce she’s doing her thing but she does nothing for me.

lmao.people predicting this chicks future?the outcome of her relationship?well damn…

she is a beautiful person.enjoyed her in DREAMGIRLS. and even beyonce’s acting wasnt as bad as people reported

Jennifer Hudson better WORK! I love this chick, her VOICE is CRAZY-RETARDED! I wish her the best, because VOICES like that don’t come around often. I’m going to continue to support her nomatter if she wins OSCAR or not because she’s fresh and NEW. And she seems like such a good person.

SMH at the folks that are MAD because she outshined your girl in that movie. Funny how NOONE can say anything about B******, but ya’ll can turn around and talk HELLA SH*T about JENNIER. Just HYPOCRITS. SMH. No matter what, the CHICK got SERIOUS talent, and no body can take that away from her.

“My boyfriend is my childhood sweetheart. We’ve been together since 1999! It’s crazy. I’m the dreamer and he supports my dreams – always has. He’s happy to be my rock and let me fly. I think it makes more sense to date someone outside of showbiz. He is stationary, stable, a home base. I’m on planes, here and there and always on the go. It’d be a whole different story if he was moving around, too. Instead I have a patient, understanding man who’s there for me when I get home. He’s home to me.”

THIS IS TOO REAL. SHE IS GONNA GO SO FAR IN HER CAREER AND LIFE

# 106. Honey YES, I am a grown ass woman. Furthermore, I am a college grad (Go Gram!) and I have a masters in International Management, so I think you should take your own advice and get back to school. First of all yes I see that you stated positive things about her, why not just leave it at that, but you post your negativety before your positve. I could understand if the critism wa constructive, but it wasn’t it was just dissing her because you felt like it. You are predicting ill will on the girl and her boyfriend and for what, since that is your opinion, what are you basing it on? I said boyfriend because that is what she called him. Since you understand that I am intitled to my opinion, you can also understand I can post whatever I feel whether i’m wrong or right just like you making these unfound comments about this lady. So because I disagree with you it warrants you to right this ridiculous attack comment?
So, if you are a “grown ass woman” that shit REALLY speak volumes!! I can’t wish you a nice day because apparently at 12:00 this afternoon yours became screwed up! CLEO.

THe pics are nice. I just think that its aad that people are already trying to tear the damn girl down. Its been awhile since the music scene has had a good strong voice, without shaking her ass on the scene lol. Hopefully when her album comes out she proves to people she is not just a girl who did good in a movie. Sure alot of people didnt support her after she was kicked off AI but how could they, she disappeared. I just think some people need to back off and let her do her thing

#119…Totally Agree!!!

Nice interview. I love how she cleared up all the ridiculous rumors about her and Beyonce — here, in Essence, on Oprah, and in People Magazaine. I know folks are still gonna believe MediaTakeout though, LOL.

The cover pic is pretty nice.

I LOVE her. She is a force to be reckoned with. A normal force with amazingly abnormal abilities. I loved her from idol and lover her now. There is NOTHING even almost wrong with her man. Dark, big and handsome. Stable and a supporter!!! Can’t beat it. She needs to stay right with him. There love is based on love and nothing more.

Girl looking fierce work it Jennifer!!!

I LOVE her. She is a force to be reckoned with. A normal force with amazingly abnormal abilities. I loved her from idol and lover her now. There is NOTHING even almost wrong with her man. Dark, big and handsome. Stable and a supporter!!! Can’t beat it. She needs to stay right with him. There love is based on love and nothing more.

124 So was Kelly Price… and were is she now?

She is better than ok to me considering she hasn’t been on the scene that long. This is just the beginning. She is very talented and I am happy for her.

126 comments already! J-Hud looked so beautiful on Oprah the other day. She also sung. She was sashaying across the stage like a sophisticated diva.

When the interview first started Oprah asked about the rumor with SWSNBN. I see J-Hud has already learned how to be diplomatic.

Of course she isn’t going to say ANYTHING negative about ANYBODY. Whether ppl want to believe it or not, established artists can become insecure with newcomers that are literally BURSTING on the scene winning accolades that aren’t even in their genre. You go girl1!!!

um… where do i start?

these pics are beautiful… the interview seems like it’s great.. she has lots of positive and interesting things to say…

i just wish the magazine wasn’t called “GIANT” W=with a big ol’ pic of her face on the cover…. maybe it’s just me!

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It looks like #84 is already starting the hate,must be a beyonce stan. Jennifer keep up the good work and i will support you all the way. Shake off those haters and soon to be haters.

#45…People are praising her b/c she can act her ass off and SANG (yes I said sang) her ass off. Don’t forget Ms. Whitney gave her props; Oprah and now seasoned actors/actresses from Hollywood are giving her props.

Come on! This has nothing to do with anybody else!

I voted for Fantasia all the way. The fact is, there were sooo many excellent singers that yr on AI. Some ppl liked LaToya. My sister loved J-Hud. I also loved George Huff. So please with insinuating the bullshit.

She Looks Really Pretty, She Just She Do Sumtn With Her Teeth In That 3rd Pic, Sorry. Still Like Her Tho!

# 84 you sound like a fu****** hypocrite. You say J-Hud was NOT one of the good actors. You obviously don’t know WHO votes for the SAG AWARDS!!! Old Hollywood actors vote. People who have won Oscars themselves. YOU SOUND REALLY STUPID. Please don’t compliment Jenny anymore because you really don’t mean it.

its obvious this year belongs to jhud nutin can go wrong…it seems like she has a better life than ms.knowles her self.

people on here are predicting all kinds of shit about this girl,she will break-up with her boyfriend,she will become arrogant,she will flop as a singer…wow i did’nt know conrete loop had so many psychic’s,can somebody please predict whether or not i’ll be getting that promotion.

I still haven’t made it through all of the comments yet. But what I have read so far epitomizes how ppl act when they are jealous and very intimidated.

Jennifer Holiday said that someone she really admired walked up on her and told her, her voice was too heavy and loud and that she would never make it. She was initially hurt but she later realized that this celeb (that she admired) was really jealous and intimidated.

People on here are trying to tell J-Hud what genre she should stick with, she didn’t act well, she’s fat, blah, blah, blah. ALL of the ppl who have said mean-spirited things about J-Hud needs to practice what yall preach.

Let’s see, she is bound to get an Oscar and a Grammy is inevitable. #74…I totally agree with the “BROADWAY” statement. J-Hud, go work that BROADWAY stage so you will not only have an Oscar and a Grammy, but YOU will be the FIRST African American female to win ALL three.

BESIDES, THERE’S NO ONE ELSE OUT THERE THAT HAS A CHANCE IN HELL. Hello, you are J-Hud! Oprah said this is YOUR year. #57 did you go deaf when Oprah said that?

That was a rhetorical question. I really don’t do the tit for tat shit.

Love her!!

Get em Jen!

All three: Oscar, Grammy and TONY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SHE IS AMAZING… KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK MAMA

#111 i have to disagree. if you just won a golden globe, sag and now nominated for an oscar, would you just stick to broadway? it’s a stupid question, right?

i am a bey fan but definitely not a stan. i am not insane. j-hud tore that song up and acted her azz off in dreamgirls. bey needs to stick with singing. j-hud is going to go farther than alot of you naysayers. that’s a damn shame. give the girl her props!

I love this lady! I’m sure GOD has plenty more in store for her. Go J-Hud!

I love this lady! I’m sure GOD has plenty more in store for her. Go J-Hud!

go girl! thats right. i love her. the cover looks amazing

She’s beautiful on the inside and out. Good for her.

I love this girl! Jennifer is truly a breathe of fresh air. She reminds me of the old school singers. Did you guys hear her sing Aretha Franklin’s, “I Never Loved A Man.” She tore that song up!!!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZBU0zF2_AKw

JENNIFER LOOKS BEAUTIFUL….I LOVE HER AND WISH HER MUCH SUCCESS

Aaawwwww, i have no words, i’m speechless…she takes my breath away,luv her!…i think she’s the next angela basset..makes me proud to be a young black woman….U leave dem haters alone n take it to the next level gal!..mwaaaah

she’s beautiful and
comfortable in her own skin!
im glad she spoke up about the “beyonce” thing.
maybe this will stop the hate *wishful thinking*

I like her realness, unlike *ahem* some pple, SWSNBM.

#84..I’M NOT SURE IF WE SAW THE SAME MOVEIE…WE ARE TALKING ABOUT DREAMGIRLS; RIGHT..WELL I WILL TELL YOU I SAW THE MOVIE AND BEYONCE WAS NOT CHEATED OUT OF AN AWARD..SHE RECEIVED JUST WHAT SHE DESERVED, NOTHING..THE SAME THING SHE DID FOR THE MOVIE DREAMGIRLS. THE ONLY TIME I PAID ATTENTION TO HER IN THE MOVIE IS WHEN SHE WAS SINGING LISTEN AND THAT IT..

I can’t wait for her album, though.