Florida Sentinel Bulletin

Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson is on the witness list for the upcoming trial of a man accused of killing her mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew.

The prosecutors haven’t yet disclosed whether Hudson will actually testify at William Balfour’s trial, which is slated to begin April 9.

Balfour was the estranged husband of Hudson’s sister, Julia. Hudson’s mother and brother were found dead in the family’s home on Chicago’s South Side in 2008. Her nephew’s body was found days later in a vehicle on the city’s West Side.

A court filing by prosecutors last week contains detectives’ reports from interviews with Hudson after the deaths. According to the filing, Hudson told investigators she’d known Balfour since childhood and had advised her sister against marrying him.

Pilar Sanders, the soon-to-be ex-wife of former NFL great Deion Sanders, is reportedly suing Deion for $200 million for embarrassment and mistreatment.

According to Pilar, Deion’s daughter, Deiondra’s attacks on her are a part of the ongoing humiliation and abuse she has suffered in her 12-year marriage. Deiondra’s most-recent assault came when she called her embattled step-mother a “gold-digging hoe” who cheated on her father.

Pilar claims that since she is such a “gold-digging hoe,” she has decided to sue Deion for a whopping $200 million for the “dominance, humiliation, isolation, threats, intimidation, denial and blame” she has allegedly suffered.

The suit includes $150 million for punitive damages and $50 million for actual damages.

After turning heads for missing Whitney Houston‘s funeral, Aretha Franklin has offered the late singer’s mother, Cissy Houston, an apology.

Citing leg problems ahead of a Radio City Music Hall show, the legendary singer did not make the memorial or burial service.

Franklin sent a large bouquet of flowers to Cissy Houston that reportedly said, “Love, Aretha.

It was speculated that Franklin skipped the services after angering Cissy Houston for comments she made on the “Today” show, however, a source close to the Houston family confirmed on Tuesday that Franklin’s leg had indeed hobbled her efforts to get around.

“Aretha was devastated she missed the service,” the source said. “She’s just stunned and heartbroken.

CHICAGO  — The late Bernie Mac is getting a special honor in Chicago.  Mac died on Aug. 9, 2008, at the age of 50.

Now, his legacy will be celebrated with an honorary street name. The block of West 69th Street where Mac grew up in the Englewood neighborhood will gain the additional name of “Bernie Mac Street.”

Mac was born Bernard Jeffrey McCullough in Chicago in 1957. He began his career as a comedian on the South Side in 1977, when he was just 19.

Comedian Chris Tucker doesn’t have a lot to laugh about these days considering Uncle Sam and the Peach state are after him.

Georgia is now getting in on the act for a 2007 tax lien and has reportedly added yet another $592.594.82 to the actor’s already whopping IRS debt of $11,571,909.26.

Tucker owes the feds taxes for 2001, 2002, 2004 and 2006 and even got rid of two Florida homes to help lessen the debt.  Last October, Tucker unloaded one of his Florida homes for $1,050,000 even though the asking price on it was $1.5 million.  Before the bank planned to foreclose on his 8,861 square foot Lake County, Florida home back in November of last year, Tucker had a short sale on it and sold the mansion for a reported $2 million even though he still owed $4.4 million on it.

Back in 2001, the funnyman reportedly took in a $20 million payday for “Rush Hour 2? and scored $25 million for “Rush Hour 3? which hit theaters in 2007.  Now there is talk that Tucker might resurrect his role in Ice Cube’s “Friday” movie franchise which could also help chip away at his compounding tax debt.

LOS ANGELES  — A black velvet dress that belonged to Whitney Houston and a pair of earrings she wore in “The Bodyguard” will be sold to the highest bidder next month.

Celebrity auctioneer Darren Julien said Sunday the pieces and other Houston items became available after the singer’s unexpected death on Feb. 11 and will be included among a long-planned sale of Hollywood memorabilia.

A five-minute sex tape featuring the late rapper Nate Dogg and an unidentified female is allegedly being shopped around by an unnamed individual to a number of porn outlets.

The Nate Dogg video, which contains various sexual positions accompanied by a soundtrack from crooner Luther Vandross is just the latest of many tapes starring Hip-Hop performers that have leaked out over the last few years.

Last year a bidding war erupted over rapper extraordinaire Tupac Shakur‘s sex tape. One porn site was willing to cough up a reported $150,000 for the XXX tape which features the Hip-Hop megastar receiving an oral favor from a female admirer while rapping, drinking and smoking a joint at a house party. The company that owned the rights to the video actually held off until they received a higher offer.  The tape eventually sold last December for an undisclosed amount to a private collector but reportedly the music that accompanied the tape was an original unreleased cut worth at least $1,000,000.

Nate Dogg, whose actual name was Nathaniel Dwayne Hale, died in March of last year at age 41 after having suffered complications from several strokes. Thus far there have been no offers for the Nate Dogg video.

Jay-Z and Kanye West have announced that they will be taking their ‘Watch The Throne Tour‘ to Europe this summer.

The tour kicks off in London at the O2 on Sunday, May 20th and will hit 11 more dates in countries including Norway, Sweden and France before the final show in Birmingham at the LG Arena.

C.J. Senter has six-pack abs, loves to exercise and has his own brand under which he produces a line of fitness DVDs. This sounds like your typical fitness instructor, except for one thing. Senter is only 10 years old.

Known as “the Workout Kid,” Senter grew up playing football and playing outside with his friends in Atlanta. He was an encouraging leader on his football team and figured that he could motivate kids all across America to exercise. Today, what was a pastime for him has become a full-fledged business. Through his series of DVDs featuring 40-minute workout sessions, Senter has become a motivation for kids everywhere.