VIDEO: Jennifer Hudson Breaks Silence About Murders Of Mother, Brother & Nephew
June 29 2010, Published 9:33 a.m. ET
Oscar and Grammy-winner Jennifer Hudson broke her silence about the dark days following the triple-murder of her mother, brother and nephew by her brother-in-law on VH-1's Behind the Music: Jennifer Hudson on Monday night.
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"It's all a blur, it was surreal," the Chicago native, 28, said of the October 2008 killings. "It was like I was outside of myself -- for almost two weeks straight ... I was inside one room with just family and friends coming in and out, because of the press was everywhere and it was like, 'Where's Jennifer?'"
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Hudson said she spent many days in seclusion trying to find herself after the tragedy, and even turned down a film role as she was struggling with her emotions in the wake of things.
"I was like, I have to get adjusted to who I am," a teary Hudson said. "I can't be another character if I don't even know who I am."
Last year, Hudson gave birth to her first child, a boy named David Daniel Otunga.