Actress Jennifer Hudson has decided not to hear the opening statements in the trial of the man accused of killing her mother, brother and seven-year-old nephew.

A judge will question would-be jurors today at the trial in Chicago of the man accused of murdering the mother, brother and nephew of singer and Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson.

Accustomed to wearing Vera Wang gowns on red carpets, singing at the Grammys or autographing her weight-loss memoir, Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson’s next role will be under a very different spotlight — in Chicago’s drab criminal courts building at the trial of the man charged with murdering her mother, brother and seven-year-old nephew.

Jennifer Hudson has spoken out about her depression following the brutal murders of her mother, brother and nephew.

Jennifer Hudson has scheduled her first live performance since the tragic killing of her mother, brother and nephew - she will sing at a stage show leading up to the 2009 Grammy Awards.

Jennifer Hudson has scheduled her first live performance since the tragic killing of her mother, brother and nephew - she will sing at a stage show leading up to the 2009 Grammy Awards.

Sarah Jessica Parker has been supporting her 'Sex and the City: The Movie' co-star Jennifer Hudson while she grieves for her murdered family, insisting the singer/actress is "surviving."

Jennifer Hudson has cancelled the shoot for her new video - just days after she announced she was ready to go back to work following the murder of three members of her family.

Police arrested the estranged brother-in-law of Jennifer Hudson in connection with the shooting deaths of the entertainer’s mother, brother and young nephew, taking him from a prison where he had been held on a suspected parole violation.

In her first statement since burying her murdered mother, brother and nephew, actress Jennifer Hudson thanked her fans for their encouragement during the tragic ordeal.

Hundreds of mourners attended a private funeral service for Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson’s murdered mother, brother and nephew at a Chicago South Side church.

Friends and relatives of Jennifer Hudson are expected at her childhood church in Chicago tonight for a memorial service to mourn the Oscar-winning actress’s mother, brother, and nephew.

Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson will bury the bodies of her slain mother, brother and nephew in a private memorial service in Chicago, Illinois on Monday.

Police said they found the gun used to kill Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson’s mother, brother and nephew, as Chicago’s South Side community prepared for a memorial service.

A gun recovered by police was used in the killings of actress Jennifer Hudson’s mother, brother and nephew, it was confirmed today.

Jennifer Hudson’s seven-year-old nephew was found dead in the back of a car three days after the Oscar-winning actress’s mother and brother were shot dead, US authorities said today.

Police searching for Jennifer Hudson’s seven-year-old nephew today said they have found a boy’s body.

JULIA HUDSON, the older sister of Dreamgirls star Jennifer Hudson, has pleaded for the return of her missing son after two members of her family were gunned down at their Chicago home.

The older sister of Jennifer Hudson made a plea at a Chicago church for the return of her missing seven-year-old son, a day after the siblings’ mother and brother were found shot dead at the family home.

US authorities investigating the shooting deaths of Jennifer Hudson’s mother and brother are still searching for the missing seven-year-old nephew of the Oscar-winning actress.

A publicist for Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson says Chicago police are investigating the deaths of the actress’ mother and brother, who were found shot dead at their home.