Jennifer Hudson Breaks Down During Grammy Rehearsal

By On 02/12/2012 · 58 Comments · In American Idol, Jennifer Hudson

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The Hollywood Reporter reports that Jennifer Hudson broke down during Whitney tribute rehearsal

Not surprisingly, Hudson is said to be “having a hard time” at rehearsal for the tribute number, which will air three-quarters of the way through the broadcast, as part of a broader “In Memoriam” segment. She is singing Houston’s monster hit “I Will Always Love You.”

A Grammy crew member tells The Hollywood Reporter that Hudson was “crying and had to keep pausing” to collect herself during the Sunday afternoon rehearsal. “She was having a hard time getting through the song, especially on the second run-through.”

Chaka Khan has also been added to the tribute number with possibly more surprise guests to be announced.

The Grammy telecast kicks off at 8 pm ET.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

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  • Anonymous

    not so long ago.  thanks for the video.

  • http://twitter.com/DorkAngel Goboywonder

     My condolences for the lost of your mother. Those were lovely words for Jennifer.

  • Anonymous

    Did Jennifer sing on the Grammies?  I never saw that clip of the BET tribute before.  It’s the only performance of that song I have ever liked.  Even her falsetto, which I usually hate on a woman, is gorgeous.

  • Anonymous

    Thank you; she (my mother) was my hero and inspiration to live and let live, to give others the benefit of the doubt, to try and “walk” in their shoes, so to speak, to try and love unconditionally.

    I do think Jennifer did the tribute because SOMEONE needed to; and she surely didn’t seem to be drawing attention to anything but Whitney. Good on her, I say.

  • http://twitter.com/politicsislife Elizabeth Matthew

    Not a huge Jennifer Hudson fan but her performance tonight was respectful, heartfelt and spot on…congrats Jennifer, tough song to sing in very difficult circumstances. 

  • tomr

    And, unlike Christina A., she didn’t make it about herself and dressed appropriately.

  • mmb

    I don’t generally enjoy Jennifer’s performances. But I thought she was perfect last night – looked beautiful, sounded great. Everything was a little restrained. She didn’t go crazy with vocal runs or anything. Very very nice. Probably my second favorite performance of hers after Let It Be at that charity telethon thing.

  • Anonymous

    Watched this again.  Still so sad about Whitney. Jennifer was awesome and I loved seeing Whitney enjoying Jen’s performance!!!

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