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Jennifer Hudson Says Her 15-Year-Old Son Helped Create Her New Christmas Album: ‘He’s a Holiday Fanatic’ (Exclusive)


Jennifer Hudson tells PEOPLE about how her 15-year-old son David Daniel Otunga Jr. and her boyfriend Common pitched in on her Christmas album, ’The Gift of Love.‘

The daytime talk show host, 43, exclusively tells PEOPLE how her 15-year-old son David Daniel Otunga Jr. and her boyfriend Common both pitched in to make some holiday magic on her new Christmas project. Hudson and Common, who have sparked dating rumors since 2022 and confirmed their romantic relationship in January 2024, collaborated on the track, “Almost Christmas.” "I was saying ‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house,’ and then he came in and he flipped it and started freestyling it and made it really personal,” Hudson recalls.

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