Jennifer Hudson’s strong faith helps her endure loss of family
By bill zwecker bzwecker@suntimes.com April 24, 2012 8:58PM
AMAZING GRACE: Sources say Jennifer Hudson spent months preparing for the moment she’d have to face William Balfour in court. | Getty Images
Updated: May 26, 2012 8:16AM
A ccording to a high school friend of Jennifer Hudson, the Oscar winner has spent many months “steeling herself” for the beginning of the trail this week of William Balfour, charged with killing her mother, brother and nephew.
“Family is everything to Jennifer. … She knew testifying would make her relive the whole nightmare, but that’s nothing new. A day doesn’t go by when she doesn’t think about those three family members she lost. She knows she will continue to think of them and mourn them every day — for the rest of her life.” The source also added an explanation of how Hudson is coping with the unimaginable tragedy. “Her faith has kept her from becoming bitter and while she wants Balfour convicted — obviously — her faith is keeping her from becoming a hater. † According to the source, the absolute hardest thing — and Hudson was prepared for it — was to face both Balfour and his family members in the courtroom. Refusing to make eye contact was how she has coped.
A source close to the recent part-time Chicago resident tells me, “Rosie has been added to that ‘Professionals’ panel on ‘Today’ specifically because she isn’t shy about sharing her opinions. … As for Michael Lohan, I can’t think of anyone who cares about his opinions — including members of his own family!”
† After O’Donnell dissed Lindsay on “Today” Tuesday morning — claiming LiLo hadn’t made a single good film since she was 16, Michael Lohan quickly called TMZ saying, “Who the hell is Rosie O’Donnell to judge anyone, especially Lindsay, who has far more talent than Rosie ever had?”
ROMANTIC RUMBLINGS: For those who care, the on-again-off-again relationship between Amanda Seyfried and Josh Hartnett has quietly been revived and the twosome are again “on.”
