BARBARA CELIS - Nueva York - 26/10/2008
A veces el éxito también viene acompañado de desgracias personales. La madre y el hermano de la cantante Jennifer Hudson, ganadora del Oscar a la mejor actriz secundaria por Dreamgirls, aparecieron muertos el pasado viernes en su casa de Chicago. Y su sobrino de siete años, hijo de su hermana Julia, permanece desaparecido desde entonces. Al parecer, los crímenes hay que enmarcarlos dentro del ámbito de la violencia doméstica, ya que el principal sospechoso, arrestado por la policía el viernes por la noche, es William Balfour, ex marido de Julia Donerson, hermana de Jennifer. Balfour, de 27 años, estaba en libertad condicional y había pasado siete años en prisión por intento de asesinato y robo de vehículos. Hasta el pasado invierno había vivido en la misma residencia en la que se produjeron los crímenes.
Jennifer Hudson, cuyo padre falleció cuando era una adolescente, siempre había asegurado que la responsable de su éxito fue su madre, Darnell Donerson, que la animó a presentarse al concurso American idol -el Operación Triunfo estadounidense-, donde comenzó su carrera hacia la fama. Tras quedar finalista en la tercera edición del programa televisivo, consiguió el papel de la tímida Effie White en el filme musical Dreamgirls en 2007, con el que ganó el Oscar, y ahora seguía saboreando las mieles del éxito después de que su single, Spotlight, alcanzara el primer puesto en la lista Billboard de R&B y de que su primer álbum, titulado Jennifer Hudson, se convirtiera en superventas.
2 Relatives of Jennifer Hudson Reported Slain
The mother and brother of the Academy Award-winning actress Jennifer Hudson were found shot to death inside her mother’s house on the South Side of Chicago on Friday afternoon, and the police were said to be looking for her 7-year-old nephew.
The police confirmed that Ms. Hudson’s mother, Darnell Hudson Donerson, 57, was one of the victims, the ABC affiliate WLS reported on its Web site. A neighbor reportedly told the entertainment Web site TMZ that the other victim had been identified as Ms. Hudson’s brother, Jason S. Hudson, 29.
The police said they were searching for Ms. Hudson’s nephew, Julian King, who had been reported missing on Friday morning.
According to The Chicago Tribune and The Chicago Sun-Times, the police arrested William Balfour late Friday.
According to TMZ, Mr. Balfour reportedly listed the address of Ms. Hudson’s mother in the Englewood neighborhood as his place of residence within the last year. The Web site also reported that according to the Illinois Department of Corrections, Mr. Balfour is on parole after serving time in prison for attempted murder.
WLS reported that neighbors told the police they heard shots fired on Friday morning.
But it was not until Friday afternoon that a family member found Ms. Donerson in the living room and left the house to call the police, the television station reported. When they arrived at the house, they found Mr. Hudson in a bedroom.
The police said that there was no sign of forced entry at the house, and that the shootings were the result of a domestic dispute.
The Rev. Willie Davis, pastor of the Progressive Baptist Church, where Ms. Hudson and her family were members, said that despite her daughter’s celebrity, Ms. Donerson chose to stay and live on the South Side, WLS reported.
“That says a lot about the fact of the kind of family Jennifer comes from,” Mr. Davis was quoted as saying. “They’re a family of faith. They want to be attached to their roots.”
Church leaders said they were told that Ms. Hudson was flying home to Chicago from Tampa, Fla., according to the television station.
In 2007, Ms. Hudson won an Oscar for best supporting actress in her role as Effie White in the film "Dreamgirls."
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