Jennifer Hudson testified in court on Monday morning (April 23) in front of a judge and jury. Prosecutors chose the R&B singer to be the first to take the witness stand in the murder trial against William Balfour (pictured above), the estranged husband of Hudson’s sister Julia who is accused of killing Hudson’s mother, Darnell Donerson, brother Jason Hudson, & 7-year old nephew, Julian King back in 2008.
…An emotional Jennifer revealed how she never felt Balfour was a good fit for her sister and never agreed
with her sister’s decision to marry him, saying “I told her over and over again to not marry him,” Hudson said, voice trembling, on the stand. “We did not like how he treated her.”
When asked when she last spoke to her mother, the singer broke down in tears and told the court that she “talked to her [mother] every single day.” She also shared how she fortunately got to see her family a week before they were murdered:
“It was my mother, my brother, my sister and my dog,” Hudson said, explaining that they had paid a surprise and welcome visit to her home. “I was so surprised. The whole family is here. That was the last time I saw them,” she said, crying. Thank God I had the opportunity.” [SOURCE]
Jennifer’s fiance David Otunga was also at the trial to provide Hudson with support. Her sister Julia also took the stand (VIEW NEWS VIDEO). Balfour has pleaded not guilty on all three counts of first-degree murder.
WOW, my heart goes out to Jennifer and her sister; to deal with this all over again. I know it never dies but in court trials; it’s as if it just happened.
Wow this is srsley crazy. Oh my god. When i read this i started crying like why do they have to go thorugh all that trouble.
J.HUDSON STAY STRONG , UR LOVED !!!
I hope he is getting his back blown completely out during his incarceration stay
Jennifer hudson sister is a dumbass.
You know what, it was VERY sad and this shows how getting with the wrong person can have a destructive outcome; BUT I don’t think Jennifer’s sister knew this fool was THAT crazy. There are many people who get into wrong relationships and not know that this could happen. Dumbass, no, I’m sure she hurts daily; there is NOTHING like losing a child. And knowing that the person you married did this to your family; pray for peace and strength for the whole family.
Many women marry/date Psychopaths and many don’t ignore the warning signs till it’s too late. Also some women have low self esteem and don’t think they can get a better man. Being that Jenifer’s sister is plus size that could have been the case(Not saying all plus size women are insecure about weight). I would not call her a dumbass cause you never know what people could be dealing with.
He killed the dog too?
No, she was saying how they were all together for the last time when she did a surprise visit home; her dog included. But no the dog was not his victim.
Is that supposed to be Jennifer in the first pic? And ol’ boy looks like he could be kin to Jay-Z in that mugshot. Peace and Healing to The Hudson Family.
THIS BLACK MUTHA F-CKA LOOK LIKE A RUNAWAY SLAVE! THIS IS WHAT BLACK WOMEN LIKE. N-GGAZ LIKE THIS WHO ARE RUFF AND CAN BLOW THEY BACKSIDE OUT. SHOW ‘EM HOW THEY P-SSY WORKS! WAS IT WORTH IT IN THE END? WAKE UP BLACK WOMEN.
Awww what happened, did a black woman turn you down for someone who blew her back out. Get over it and STOP IT; you sound like a FOOL. Another comical post by a comical person.
These ghettos keep manufacturing big idiots like her sister. How could you let that thang kiss you let alone lay in the bed, nasty. Of course he wanted to marry her, he had nothing being a violent criminal….losers love hard because they know they aint sh#*
This devil, Jennifer Hudson, should be in court for the murder of her family, but not to take the witness stand. She should be the one on trial. She can shed fake tears in court, but on the day of her real judgment, the tears will be very real (Matthew 25:29,30).
Wow I feel real sorry for you smh sad how some people think!
Judah you are completely correct on this one. People don’t know what the entertainment industry is REALLY about or how people REALLY get their mega fame. You have to literally sell your soul along with a blood sacrifice. They sacrifice someone close to them and who they really love. Open your eyes people.
LOL, dude you seem like one of those guys who thinks they really doing something by continuing this “secret agenda talk” lol… I but you live in some low income housing and blames the white man for your troubles… Get a life quickly. P.s. if this was true, WTF does it have to do with you. Unless she’s your family, which i doubt.
Love, J’Bone
MS. HAY-MON, SHUT YO GODDAMN ASS UP STUPID BITCH!!
This dev!l, Jennifer Hudson, should be in court for the murder of her family, but not to take the witness stand. She should be the one on trial. She can shed fake tears in court, but on the day of her real judgment, the tears will be very real (Matthew 25:29,30).
U say Jennifer murdered her family? elaborate on that please.
@NUBIAN
It was a blood sacrifice. Clive Davis required it in order to guarantee her sustained stardom. If not for that sacrifice, she would be living with her mother right now. As it is, they are going to continue to put her in movies and try to make her the “next Whitney”.
sorry JUDAH…there is NO NEXT WHITNEY. that was ‘one of a kind’ right there!
How Ignorant are you?!
@Mack
I’m not making a statement about your false idol, so spare me your nonsense. I’m speaking to “Nubian” concerning the agenda of Clive Davis. The entertainment industry only has a certain number of spots for a certain number of people based on demographics. That is why there is so much competition. Therefore archetypes are created, and people are groomed to take over for fading stars. That’s how you keep money coming in.
@CRYSTAL
If you black women had to remove the word “ignorant” from your lexicon, you might explode lmao. I don’t think that you all know any other word to use when you disagree with someone.
Just curious Judah… so if there is a blood sacrifice… who did Beyonce and Rihanna sacrifice? Alicia Keys, etc?
I really hope he gets what he deserves,this was a horrible, horrible crime and nothing he can do can replace what has been taken from Jennifer and Julia.
Why not the death penalty? This is why blacks are least safe around other blacks. Black and violence is a way of thinking and life in these black neighborhoods. They have ghetto laws that don’t match with actual laws. It’s like a zoo in those neighborhoods that the rappers give praise and homage to. A human zoo, plain and simple. Violence begats violence. He should have been locked back up for making terroristic threats and a restraining order. Locks should have been changed and surveillance cameras and an alarm system, attack dogs- the usual things that are a must for living in a human zoo with wild humans. Now we know why the tantrum at the airport. Poor Jennifer. You have to move your family away from the zoo when you make it or else the animals will attack. Too bad her ghetto zoo minded sister didn’t have the common sense to marry an animal that had a violent criminal record and one that threatened her and still no restraining order or anything. Stupid ghetto mess. Blacks need to protest for the death penalty. This is why black life has decreased value , we have to demand other blacks pay for harming other blacks. Her poor nephew, he probably never liked his runt his mother dragged in and that is why he was with his grandmother most of the time. And then to have the step dad you dont like to kidnap and then kill you was sheer terror. He needs the death penalty for that mess.
i can’t imagine. i hope i never have to experience this. how she looks her sister in the face, says she loves her, keeps her in her life is ONLY God. ppl fail over and over and over to realize that the careless choices they make out of lust can have lasting affects on them and the ppl in their lives. screw ur life up, that’s on you. but don’t bring a felon into your family to screw them up. she was warned over and over again – and look what happened. and she probably was cheating on him.