She never actually publicly confirmed she was pregnant, although it was blatantly obvious at MJ’s memorial service. Partly due to privacy, some of it was superstition, but most of it had to do with the terrible tragedy she and her family underwent last October. The murders of her mother, brother and nephew were beyond comprehension.

But Jennifer, who is basically a positive person, turned lemons into lemonade. She and fiancee Otunga conceived a child soon after the episode. Anyhoo, Oscar winner and “American Idol” star Jennifer Hudson gave birth to a bady boy late yesterday. His name is David Daniel Otunga, Jr., named after his father and Hudson’s fiancee. The baby weighed in at seven pounds, fourteen ounces. Word is the proud parents didn’t know the sex of the baby in advance, so she and David bought blue and pink clothes, just in case!