Jennifer Hudson may be engaged to David Otunga, but that hasn’t stopped some fans from wondering if she’s a lesbian. In a new interview with PrideSource.com, Hudson finally addresses those rumors and denies that she’s attracted to women.
The rumors about Hudson’s sexuality began last year when she hit the stage alongside Macklemore and Mary Lambert at the MTV VMAs for a performance of the pro-gay anthem “Same Love.”
Although Hudson believes strongly in equal rights, she explains that she herself isn’t part of the LGBT community.
“People were like, ‘Is Jennifer trying to tell us something?’ Hey, I wasn’t, but if you wanna think that, it’s all right with me,” she said. “When I got the call [to do that performance], I was like, ‘Oh my God, I definitely wanna do this. A powerful statement is being made and I wanna be a part of that.’ ”
Hudson does go on to say that she admires the “independence and confidence” of the LGBT community.
“I’m so inspired by that, and I feel like, for me, that is my connection,” she said. “I’ve never understood, gosh, what does the gay community see in me? You know what I mean? Because again, I grew up around a lot of that and that’s the world that embraced me first, so that I’ve never fully gathered.”
And although Hudson grew up Baptist, she says that she sees no problem with anyone being LGBT.
“Well, I grew up around a lot of people who probably had issues with it, but I never did. People are people. Mind your business, that’s how I’ve always felt. Whatever makes you happy. If you’re happy, I’m happy, so it never really mattered to me. I never looked at it as a … you know what I mean?” Hudson said.
And we’re sure Hudson’s LGBT fans are just happy that they have such a great ally in her. –nicholas robinson
