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| JENNIFER HUDSON ENGAGED TO BOYFRIEND DAVID OTUNGA Blog |
Jennifer Hudson and boyfriend, David Otunga, have gotten engaged, her rep tells PEOPLE exclusively.
"I can confirm that Jennifer got engaged to her boyfriend David on Friday night in L.A." says the rep.
Otunga, who is known as "Punk" from the reality show I Love New York 2, popped the question with a Neil Lane diamond ring on the Dreamgirls Oscar winner's 27th birthday.
The couple, who have been dating less than a year, both hail from Chicago.
People
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| JENNIFER HUDSON TO DELIVER NATIONAL ANTHEM AT CONVENTION Blog |
Barack Obama has asked Jennifer Hudson to sing the national anthem on Thursday – the day of the presumptive Presidential candidate's much-anticipated address to the Democratic convention in Denver, her rep tells PEOPLE.
"His reps called and said we'd love for you to sing the anthem on Thursday," Hudson's rep tells PEOPLE. "She's thrilled and excited. It's a tremendous honor."
The DNC will not comment about Hudson's performance until the official schedule is announced.The Dreamgirls Oscar winner and Sex and the City movie costar, whose self-titled album will be out Sept. 30, has previously expressed a desire to help the Obama campaign.
"I'm so proud and excited for him," Hudson, 26, told E! Online about Obama in June. "I haven't gotten a call from them yet, but he does have my support."
Hudson will not be the only vocalist Thursday. Bruce Springsteen is scheduled to close the convention that night.
People
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| SHERYL CROW, DAVE MATTHEWS KICK OFF DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION CELEBRATIONS Blog |
The stars have descended on Denver for the Democratic National Convention, which begins today.
Sheryl Crow, Dave Matthews, and Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles sang at a kickoff event at Red Rocks Amphitheater on the outskirts of the city Sunday night.
"Are you strong enough to be my man, or my president?" Crow sang of Barack Obama.
"What I'm hearing from Sen. Obama is a lot like what we heard from Robert Kennedy," Crow told the audience. "No matter what campaign ad we see or how it's spun, hope is important. It's what this country was based on."
The singer also told the Associated Press that John McCain's criticism of Obama as a celebrity is just "a campaign ploy.
"I don't see him hanging out," she said. "I have yet to see him at any celebrity events."
See photos of Barack Obama's biggest celebrity fans.
Also, former American Idol contestant Jennifer Hudson has been tapped to sing the National Anthem Thursday night at Obama's request.
Other stars expected at convention events this week include Oprah Winfrey, Ben Affleck, Moby, Jennifer Lopez, Sean Penn, Kerry Washington, Kanye West, Chris Daughtry, Nick Cannon, and Pharrell Williams.
Usmagazine
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