JENNIFER HUDSON GIVES BIRTH 2 A BABY BOY!

Jennifer Hudson reportedly gave birth to a baby boy on Monday night. According to The Hollywood Reporter, David Daniel Otunga, Jr., named after the Oscar-winning actress/ singer's fiance, came in at 7 pounds, 14 ounces.
Hudson has not publicly announced her pregnancy and, when reached for comment on the reported birth on Tuesday (August 11), a representative for her label said he, too, could not confirm the pregnancy or birth. Rumors began to circulate that she was expecting earlier this year when she appeared to be showing on her inaugural tour of the U.S.

The Reporter said that the proud parents did not find out the sex of the baby in advance, so they were prepared with pink and blue clothes just in case. Hudson reportedly prepared for the birth with a baby shower in her native Chicago in May. Hudson appeared visibly pregnant last month when she performed at the memorial service for Michael Jackson.

A possible reason for the silence, the Reporter speculated, was partially due to a desire for privacy, but also perhaps superstition in the wake of the family tragedy she suffered in October, when her mother, brother and nephew were murdered in Chicago. The child was reportedly conceived a short time after the murders.

The estranged husband of Hudson's sister, William Balfour, has been charged in the murders and is awaiting trial.