Academy Award winning actress and singer Jennifer Hudson is on the witness list for the upcoming trial of William Balfour, the man accused of killing her mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew in a horrific slaying in 2008.
However, the Chicago Tribune reports that prosecutors haven’t yet disclosed whether Hudson will actually testify at Balfour’s trial, which is slated to begin April 9th.
Prosecutors are trying to ensure that critical testimony by Hudson’s sister, Julia, who was estranged from Balfour at the time of the killings, isn’t barred because state law generally considers communications between spouses to be confidential.
Balfour was the estranged husband of Hudson’s sister, Julia. Hudson’s mother and brother were found dead in the family’s home on Chicago’s South Side in 2008. Her nephew’s body was found days later in a vehicle on the city’s West Side.
A court filing by prosecutors last week contains detectives’ reports from interviews with Hudson after the deaths.
According to the filing, Hudson told investigators she’d known Balfour since childhood and had advised her sister against marrying him.
