Jennifer Hudson opened up about the tragic loss of three of her family members in a new interview. The Oscar and Grammy-winning singer spoke with Glamour and revealed that it was her son David, 6, who helped her through the most difficult time of her life when her mother, brother and nephew were murdered by her sister’s estranged husband.
‘I went from being an aunt, having a mom, and being a child to not having a mom, becoming a mom, and raising my own child,’ said Hudson.
‘I tell David all the time, “You saved my life.“‘
Hudson’s mother Darnell Donnerson and brother Jason were found shot dead in their Chicago home in October 2008, and the body of her 7-year-old nephew Julian was found just days later. Her sister Julia’s estranged husband William Balfour was later sentenced to three life sentences for the crimes.