Jennifer Hudson Takes the Witness Stand in Family Murder Trial

Jennifer Hudson Takes the Witness Stand in Family Murder Trial

Jennifer Hudson broke down in tears while testifying at the trial of the man accused of killing her family four years ago.

Hudson, who wore a subdued black dress and whose hair was wrapped in a bun, was the first witness called on Monday after prosecutors and attorneys for William Balfour, who is accused of killing Hudson's mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew, finished their opening statements. During her brief but emotional testimony, she told jurors her family didn't want her sister to marry Balfour and she spoke about the last time she saw her family members.




The singer at first seemed composed as a prosecutor began asking her questions. But the testimony became increasingly difficult, and she began crying when talking about seeing her family the Sunday before the killings and later when a prosecutor showed her a picture of her mother.

Her voice also broke as she described her reaction when her sister, Julia Hudson, told her she was going to marry Balfour.

"None of us wanted her to marry him," she said, her voice cracking and struggling to hold back tears. "We did not like how he treated her," she said.

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