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Jennifer Hudson honored the memory of her slain nephew during the 1st annual Julian D. King Gift Foundation Hatch Day celebration at De La Salle Institute in Chicago, Illinois yesterday (August 14, 2011).
With her sister Julia by her side, Jennifer distributed school supplies to students. Hudson said she felt a school supply giveaway was the perfect way to honor her nephew’s memory, because he was really enthusiastic about learning.
“Because of his size, people always said Julian was going to be a football player,” said Julia. But Julia said her son wanted to be a doctor and used to insist that people call him “Dr. King”
Yesterday would have been Julian’s 10th birthday.
Jennifer also took a moment to address her recent twitter battle, where she was involved in a heated exchange with a fan who inquired if she’d had weight loss surgery.
J-Hud was less than apologetic and felt her actions were necessary.
Listen to Jenn’s explanation + more photos from the 1st annual Julian D. King Gift Foundation Hatch Day celebration below…
Hudson admits she is definitely not sorry for addressing that Twitter user.
The former American Idol says the messages about her weight loss and her fiance’s sexual orientation, were disrespectful and she’s NOT gonna take it anymore!
(Start at the 2:45 mark)
“Somewhere along the way people forgot that I am from Chicago but it’s not even that. To me, when you know it’s me on there, because I sit and I talk to my fans all the time, so you know you talking to me and I feel as though don’t say nothing to me on Twitter that you not gonna say in my face in person,” Hudson told Chicago’s Morning Riot radio show.
“That’s not right. Somewhere along the lines people think they can just talk to celebrities any kind of way. We’re people too and just the same way you want your respect, we want ours.
It’s not what you say, it’s how you say it. Excuse me guys I lost my celebrity religion for a second.
Jennifer also addressed those pesky rumors about her having weight loss surgery (specifically liposuction), and says she can’t understand why people are still “hating on her skinny”! (my words not hers)
That’s another reason why I got frustrated. Because I’m out here trying to put out a positive message.
I know I’ve done this naturally and I do NOT appreciate you undoing what I’ve done and trying to make it negative. Don’t be mad at me anyone can do it. It can be achieved.
I guess that’s somewhat of a denial.
(Spotted @ TGJ)
How do you feel about J-Hud’s explanation?
Can you forgive Miss Hudson for snapping back online?
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Pretty sure she could careless if you people accept her apology or not.
I don’t blame her for “losing it.” On one hand, she has the right not to have to tell anyone whether or not she had her gut stapled. On the other hand, if there was some sort of *Star Jones voice* “medical intervention,” don’t tell folks you’ve been dieting or *sick.” Just pisses folks off. TELL THE TRUTH.
Shes grown n its her business….who gives a sh%t…i know I dont..my day shall continue as it may if she did or didn’t…
She could have been classier than that. There is nothing wrong with setting someone straight but handle it with grace. Don’t stoop to their level. I am sure its frustrating and yes celebs are ppl too…but you chose that life. Your actions are under scrutiny. The other chick was out of line definitely too
shes human lets move on
I’m originally from Chicago, and jennifer has had this same attitude working for mcdonalds on 87th dan ryan! Its who she is! She has always been arrogant! Jennifer hudson indeeds needs a dose of humility but the culture of the midwest is just that!! Sad but true! She didn’t have to respond to the question!! But to go on and on and on and on was just child like!!…jennifers arrogance will catch up to her if she doesn’t stop!
I’m from Chicago and I disagree. She had the right to say what she said. It show me that she’s not one of these phony ass celebrities. She true and real about her ish. Don’t say foul things and expect to get a buttery response every time, because that’s not gonna happen!
I don’t think she should of responded. “Never argue with an idiot, they will drag you down with experience and win.” she is who she is and being in the public eye people are ALWAYS going to talk about her, her weight, her man, her kid and her career. She needs to learn to just move on from that. Otherwise she will be doing s lot of tweeting
I think she was well w/in her rights to snap on that chic… Ppl kill me acting like celebrities ain’t human! She did naturally what any human being would’ve done and that’s defend herself and her man. I’m so sick of ppl putting these celebrieties on a pedestal like they don’t have feelings or get tired of haters attacking them because they don’t have nothing else to damn do and expect them not to retaliate.. It’s bout time these celebrities show their human side and for ppl to stop acting like they’re machines that perform for us and don’t have feelings.. Being a celebrity isn’t an easy job but that’s all it is A JOB!!! I’m glad she snapped on that chic because it showed us she is HUMAN!!!! If that chic don’t like Jennifer or her husband then she know where the ‘unfollow’ button is hell!
How in the heezy was it foul, or own some low level to ask her about her weight loss??? Grow up!
She has been all over the place this year ….she is tired you do the math Im just mad that she did help her sis she should had encourage her 2 loose some weight 2…that would have inspired me.
Lol maybe her sister does not want to lose weight.. And Jennifer is one of the nicest celebs you will ever meet.. But she is also human and has a every right to defend herself whenever she feels like it.
Yes
@Audrey – You are so right. All the sabotage, discouragement, doubters, jabs, blatant backstabbing, and the like will always be there. She needs to readjust the Chi-town in her, brush her shoulders off and keep it movin’. It’s probably never good to entertain clowns.
if she wasnt going to ignore the girl she shouldve used the question as a marketing tool. Everybody keeps saying why do we care how she lost the weight we care because she’s selling a product now. She made her weightloss a topic by doing commercials and saying it worked for her it will work for us too. And everybody assumes the girls question came from a malicious place but how do we know she wasnt considering using weight watchers herself..if so jhud cost them a customer her response was very unprofessional and if she did it so naturally why hasnt she helped her sister she had her whole family on oprah selling weight watchers lies it worked for all of them and not her sister :/
It is very upsetting that Jennifer Hudson would respond in such a manner. I read what the girl asked and her response. To say "I’m from Chicago" what does that mean. That you also carry that thug like gene that is going on with killings in Chicago. I’m mean really people we have to be better. How is your response justified. We are all entitled to defend ourself, but a fan asked her a question so many people wanted to know. If you didn’t like the question why answer. The fan didn’t go in on her until Jen got out of pocket with her response. I to use to love Jennifer Hudson but I also believe that as sweet as she pretends to be she is has a nasty disposition about her new found weight loss situation. I’m just saying….
When you are a child you do childish things, but as an adult you put away those childish behaviors!! You don’t have to respond to ignorance! Sometimes keeping it real is bull shyt! GET GROWN black people! Celebrity or non celebrity! They talked about jesus christ, so what makes you think you are invincible!! Cmon chicago! Uts time for change!
Jennifer Hudson ought to be ashamed of her damn self!She is now trying to remind people about the tragedy that occurred in her family to get sympathy for being rude to a fan that eventually roasted her to the white meat.
I even think her fat sister also got in on the act……Jennifer keep talking about she’s from Chicago but if she would have been in that house that day,she would be just as dead.
Damn,skippy,she’s human,tell’em J-Hud!
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I’m willing to bet most of you chicks on here hating are just as fat and ugly as the chick who thought she was going to be famous after this newsflash she’s not..
@ Norma…Please don’t make assumptions about people because that would be just as ignorant as anyone believing all of you that make excuses for Jennifer Hudson are cute.
Some people make excuses for bad behavior and some people don’t.
in total agreement with Toya and STUDENT2….
Jhud’s (alloverhteplace-unintelliglble) rant reminds me of that Dave Chappelle comedy skit about "keepin it real"….
Her response also reminds me of an old saying…"hit dawg hollah" Why DID she feel the need to respond as such? unless …there was some iota of truth or something inside herself was deeply struck by that kernel of doubt/truth.
As I understand "twitter" can’t folks be blocked? Would it not have been (professionally) prudent to respond intelligently – yet curtly – then block this person/fan?
@Student21JRH…I so agree with you!
People are on here talking about she’s sweet,that woman is so fake.
I know someone that used to follow her on Twitter but she stopped following her because she didn’t like the way she snapped on some of her fans and this was long before the twitter beef last week.
why is everyone including jennifer saying
"I’M FROM CHICAGO?"…who cares..i dont give a rat’s weenie where you are from….NOW SHUT UP…
ANYBODY can be true and real without being silyl and ignorant. And anyone who agrees with acting like monkey’s just because other’s act like monkeys, well….
And I know many people from Chicago. It doesn’t matter where you’re from or how you "grew up", at some point, you have to grow up. As you get older, you realize that an idiot "disrespecting" you is not how you live your life and it’s most definitely not what MAKES your life. Acting a fool just because someone you don’t even know, would care to know, possibly won’t ever meet or won’t have have ANY influence over your life whatsoever, is downright stupid!
This site is a prime example! People who don’t care you should shut up and get off the site. Jhud did exactly the right thing. Saying she was from the southside of Chicago was just a figure of speach(dumbies). Just because Jhud is very humbled, and one of the nicest artist in the business. She is no push over, and don’t mind defending her honor. Real fans don’t have to ask questions of that nature. We have watched Jennifer Hudson transformed right before our eyes over the past two years. This was not a quick fit. People jealousy and envy is two of the worst and ugliest traits. Jennifer Hudson should be a great example to all young girls and women alike from the hood trying to reach higher goals. Hard work and discipline are the keys there is no short cuts.
Im sick of all this "she from chi-town" talk, where was her Chi-Town ass when her family got killed?
Bottom line is she has been blessed and she needs to appreciate it at all times. That means that sometimes you have to walk away from non-winnable arguments. She let that fan-atic get under her skin and she went off which only enraged the fan moreseo. The fan got some funny comments in I swear that’s twitter gold.
All Jennifer had to do was say "No, I haven’t had surery" and left it at that. If the fan persued then she should have ignored her. To engage in that childish tit for tat just make her look bad and it makes her seem like maybe she really did have the surgery after all. Why is she mad really?
Star Jones lied too at first.
SORRY BUT SHE NEED TO HOOK HER SISTER UP WITH WEIGHT WATCHERS
So, I guess the final conclusion should be that folks from Chi Town all act ignorant just because then?? Because so many seem to be on the same page that she had a right to act a fool? *smh* So be it Chi Towners then, so be it.
THAT WEIGHT LOSS HAS GONE TO HER BOBBLE HEAD YOU CAN TELL… SOMETIMES SHE ACTS AS IF HER ISH DONT STINK. I CAN SEE HER HAVING CONFIDENCE AND JUST BEING HAPPY ABOUT WEARING THINGS SHE COULDNT WEAR BEFORE BUT TO BE ARROGANT AND JUST HAVE THIS SNOTTY ATTITUDE MAKES HER LOOK UGLY. THEN SHE SAID TO THE GIRL THE GYM MUST NOT BE WORKING FOR YOU CAUSE YOU LOOK A MESS. EXCUSE ME BUT IT MUST NOT HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR U EITHER. IM SO TIRED OF THESE CELEBS ON THEIR HIGH HORSES LIKE WE MUSH WORSHIP THEM OR SOMETHING BISH BOO BYE! #IMJUSTSAYING
If Weight Watchers working so well for her why ain’t her sister sipping the cool aid.
Her sister look like the actual weight she would have lost if on Weight Watchers.
Wow, I was just thinking about Julia, Jen’s sister..AND, I wondered did she try the Weight Watchers product…Okay, it’s not about where you are from, it’s about where you are mentally..Chicago don’t have anything to do with going word for word with somebody on these internet sites.You can’t argue with folk about something simple as a weightloss questions.Hmmmm..I see Jennie is pretty proud of her weightloss, because I can tell she won’t take it that well if she falls off of the wagon.People will build you up just to tare you down, and all black people living in that fantasy called Hollywood better be pretty careful…yall are the man ones they tare to shreds, when something goes wrong in your life.
ALL THAT FREE WEIGHT WATCHERS AND HER SISTER DIDN’T TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT. DIDN’T LOSE AN OUNCE!!!! DAMN!!!……..JENNY JONES!!!!
I guess JHud sister was NOT inspired to lose weight. and why Yall hating on Jhud skinny..lol. and um she still aint married um PUNK..maybe Jhud is waiting to lose somemore weight!
if it was all weight watchers …why wont she buy it for her sister..i think she had the surgery…if it was all that easy her sis would have done it yesterday…
first and foremost jhud is really funny to me. i understand shes a celebrity but to threaten someone not knowing whom they may be is just hilarious. if your that famous why do people get to you so much.she wasnt as heated about the subject of her being responsible for the death of her nephew (illumanati)..hmmmmm jhud is just the reason why america believes all black women are nothing but ghetto hoes. your freakin hollywood for god sakes..people only get mad about the truth ..trust me she had surgery or she would be bagger than a male rappers pants. and also to close for her fans..your a fan and thats just it..just as the person who asked her the question so what will stop her from cursing you out if you have a question she may not like…bunch of damn idiots
People always try to find nagitive in smthing good, also respect is do to all,. So I feel like jen was 100% right!