CHICAGO — A court official says Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson has arrived at a Chicago courthouse for the start of the trial of a man accused of killing her mother, brother and nephew.
Courtroom spokesman Terry Sullivan says Hudson is in the building, but will not be in court for opening statements. He didn’t elaborate.
The 30-year-old actress and singer is among a list of 300 potential witnesses who could be called.
William Balfour, the estranged husband of Hudson’s sister, is charged with first-degree murder in the 2008 slayings. Prosecutors say Balfour shot them in 2008 in a jealous rage because his estranged wife, Julia Hudson, had a new boyfriend.
Julia Hudson has said her sister screamed when she told her about the murders.
CHICAGO — Jennifer Hudson says her family didn't want her sister to marry the man now accused of killing her mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew.
Hudson's voice broke Monday as she testified on the stand about how she reacted when her sister told her she was going to marry William Balfour.
Prosecutors say he killed the Oscar winner's family after becoming enraged that Hudson's sister, his estranged wife, had begun dating someone else.
Hudson struggled to hold back tears as she told jurors, "None of us wanted her to marry him."
She added, "We did not like how he treated her."
Balfour has pleaded not guilty to three counts of first-degree murder in the October 2008 slayings.
Hudson previously has declined to talk publicly about the killings.
Jennifer Hudson dissolved into tears as she testified in the trial of the man accused of murdering her mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew.
Hudson broke down when the prosecutor asked her about the last time she saw her family. She said her last visit was just days before the slaughter.
Hudson broke down again when the prosecutor handed her a photo of her mom.
Most relevant to the case ... Hudson told jurors no one in her family wanted her sister to date William Balfour, the man accused of the triple murder. She said she always tried to keep her distance from Balfour.
"I would tell Julia over and over again not to marry William," ... "None of us myself, my mother, or my brother, we did not like how he treated her and I didn't like how he treated my nephew."
This is very sad.