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Jennifer Hudson

The Oscar winning actress and singer is expected to attend the trial of the man charged with murdering her mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew, beginning April 9, 2012, in Chicago.

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Jennifer Hudson

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  1. Jennifer Hudson arrives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute gala in New York. More accustomed to walking a red carpet in Vera Wang ballgowns, performing at the Grammy Awards or autographing her new book about weight-loss, the Oscar-winning actress and singer's next public appearance won't be glamorous. The starlet will be under a whole different spotlight in April 2012 in Chicago when she is expected to attend the triple murder trial of the man accused of killing her mother, brother and nephew. (AP Photos/Peter Kramer, File)

  2. This Dec. 3, 2008 file booking photo provided by the Cook County Sheriff's Department shows William Balfour. Balfour, accused of killing the mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew of singer and actress Jennifer Hudson on Chicago's South Side in 2008, is scheduled for a pre-trial hearing Friday, March 9, 2012. Jennifer Hudson is on the witness list for the upcoming Chicago trial of Balfour, according to court documents. But prosecutors haven't yet disclosed whether Hudson will actually testify at the April 9 trial of Balfour, who was the estranged husband of Hudson's sister, Julia. (AP Photo/Cook County Sheriff's Department, File)

  3. Jennifer Hudson attends the after party for the 2012 Concert for the Rainforest Fund at The Pierre Hotel on April 3, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)

  4. (From L-R) Singer Jennifer Hudson, actress Rita Wilson and singer Rosanne Cash perform during the benefit \"Songs From the Silver Screen\" to raise funds for The Rainforest Trust at Carnegie Hall in New York April 3, 2012. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT)

  5. Ne-Yo, right, and Jennifer Hudson perform at the 43rd NAACP Image Awards on Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

  6. WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 27: Actress Rosario Dawson (L) and singer-actress Jennifer Hudson arrive at the Vanity Fair Oscar party hosted by Graydon Carter held at Sunset Tower on February 27, 2011 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

  7. Singer and actress Jennifer Hudson attends a book signing for her memoir \"I Got This: How I Changed My Ways and Lost What Weighed Me Down\", in New York, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes)

  8. Oscar and Grammy winning performer Jennifer Hudson poses with an enlarged cover of her memoir, \"I Got This: How I Changed My Ways and Lost What Weighed Me Down,\" Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012 in Chicago. In the book, Jennifer tells the story of\u00a0her meteoric career rise, how she\u00a0keeps a level head, and what inspired her amazing weight loss success on the Weight Watchers program. The first 200 fans got the chance\u00a0to meet Jennifer and get their\u00a0book autographed.\u00a0(AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

  9. Her incredible performance as Effie White caught the attention of the Academy, and the young performer took home several awards in 2006, including a Golden Globe and an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.

  10. Knowles starred as Diana Ross in the 2006 Oscar-winning film \"Dreamgirls,\" along with Anika Noni Rose, left and Jennifer Hudson. The singer/actress was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her performance. \n

  11. In 2005, Hudson got nationwide attention once again after she beat out hundreds of girls for the role of Effie White in the film adaptation of the Broadway musical \"Dreamgirls.\" In a recent \"20/20\" interview, Hudson said she went into the role with an open mind. \"I learned a lesson from 'American Idol,'\" she said. \"I'm not going to let nobody interrupt my faith with doubts...Nope, it's going to happen.\"

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