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Watch: Jennifer Hudson Books ‘Access Hollywood’, Details Decline of ‘Precious’ Role

Published: Friday 13th Jan 2012 by Rashad

Jennifer Hudson has been booking appearances all across the States in support of her first book ‘I Got This’.  Debuting this week (January 10), the soon-to-be Mrs. Otunga has been on the run all week long for book signings, interviews, and the like.  The past week alone has seen her lend her looks to multiple magazine covers and dropping by ‘Dateline’, ‘Dr. Oz’, 106 & Park, ‘The Today Show’, and more.

And, as if she hasn’t racked up enough promo points for the memoir, Hudson can now be seen visiting Access Hollywood.  Despite covering her regular range of topics, the hitmaker also spoke candidly about her desire to have a little girl and her surprising decline of the lead role  for the Academy Award nominated ‘Precious’.  Though reports originally claimed the singer turned down the role due to its ‘weight requirement’, Jennifer offers the real reason why she didn’t tackle the portrayal.

Find out this and more after the jump:



While we certainly don’t doubt that Jennifer has ‘got this’, we’re a little unsure about what that wig has got…

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