A source close to Jennifer Hudson has said that the singer and actress may perform the Star Spangled Banner at Barack Obama’s inauguration on January 20th. If it does happen, it will be her first public performance/appearance since the murder of her mother, brother and young nephew. The insider said “Organizers want Jennifer to sing ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ at the Inauguration on Jan. 20. They are talking to Jennifer about it. It would be the first time she performed since the murders. She is from Chicago and a huge Obama supporter.” I hope she does perform. It will be one momentous ocassion that can’t be missed.

Jennifer Hudson has given Gap Inc. the okay to use a cheerful image of her in their new holiday ad campaign despite the terrible tragedy that recently shook her family. A GAP representative spoke with E! and assured them that though the singer is still in mourning, “She said she wanted to be a part of [the campaign] and that we should move forward.” Photographer Michael Thompson took the talented 27-year old actress/singer’s likeness for the ad which includes that tagline “Shine Your Own Star” in New York City this past July. Jennifer joins the campaign alongside the likes of Mary-Louise Parker, Mila Kunis, Milla Jovovich, Ashanti, Jason Bateman with his daughter Francesca, Jon Heder, Rainn Wilson, Cam Gigandet and several others.

Here I have some saddening news from the celebrity column.

The actress Jennifer Hudson has suffered a loss lately when her mother and brother were found dead in their home in Chicago on October 24, 2008.

Reportedly, they were shot to death.

The Chicago Police Department spokesman told the reporters, “Officers responded to a call of two people found unresponsive. They discovered a male and a female that had sustained fatal gunshot wounds.”

He further added, “Right now, our investigation is a double homicide. We understand family members are on the scene.”
May God rest the departed souls in eternal peace!!!