Jennifer Hudson is engaged to a Punk

Sandra Rose September 15, 2008

People magazine broke the news that singer Jennifer Hudson is engaged to a former reality show contestant who calls himself “Punk”.

According to People, Punk, who made his star turn on Tiffany Pollard’s I Love NY reality show, popped the question on Friday night in L.A. with a Neil Lane diamond ring on the Dreamgirls Oscar winner’s 27th birthday.

This is fitting since Jennifer Hudson seems to have an affinity for down low men. If you’ve spent any time at all on her Myspace page or her YouTube channel then you already know J-Hud rides for the queens.

David Otega, aka Punk, is definitely in touch with his feminine side and so maybe that is less intimidating to J-Hud. The stories abound about Mr. Punk, but I can’t hate. At least J-Hud knows where her man’s lips have been.

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yes, he is a punk. she needs to talk to terri mcmillan about this dude!!
ms.bstdressed

Wth is wrong with her? He is obviously a flaming queen.
carmelita79

why are we always calling 90% black men down low? they probably date outside the race because they are tired of hearing that mess. the ones that are never get called otu and the ones that arent are put on front street. damn its getting tired.

we all know i love ny was a fake reality show and none of those people took her seriously. Punk is a lawyer anyway so did anybody really think he was going to take ny seriously?
kwallace577

she is going to be teri mcmillian 2012. in OTHER words i give her 4 years or less to realize this man is gay gay gay
mizzdallas

You have to be dumb and blind to think he is NOT HOW U DOIN.
terika83

I have to agree Sandra. That man took “fitted jeans” for men to a WHOLE nother level on ILNY2. He had sugar all up in his water. Eww, I don’t see how women are attracted to men THAT feminine. Also,the way he walked was NOT the business….
Kymystry

Ok … I must be blind .. cause I don’t see the “how u doin” .. all I see is a dude with greasy hair and skin.

I’m not on the 98% of all black men are gay or suspect or on the DL …

Don’t cyber cuss me out … I just don’t see it im him.
Kymystry

and I didn’t watch the show .. so I have NO idea what or who he is .. and i will NEVER watch the re-runs ..
terika83

@carmelita79…I hear you and I usually don’t call men out. Especially when they don’t appear to be gay at all. Ex: People who call out Trey Songz…now let’s be real. Compare Trey Songz to Punk…can anyone see the difference? I’m not one to call men out just because…but Punk??? Come on now….
browni007

I cant even respond – “at least she…where her man’s lips have been.” CTFU
terika83

@Kymystry…did you watch ILNY2? If not, I could see how you don’t see it. If I hadn’t seen the show I wouldn’t think he was gay, but after watching that show???? Naw…
http://WWW.MYSPACE.COM/BDSTCHK2006 BLACKBARBIE404

CONGRATS TO THE BOTH OF THEM!
Kymystry

@ terika .. i didn’t watch it .. and won’t watch it …
ReadTheBlog

She’s a habitual fiancee’. Wasn’t she engaged before? And he’s determined to get him someone in the industry, is he not?
pointhimout

hmmm…well i know where his lips haven’t been, but they look real nice, real nice. DONT JUDGE ME.
Kymystry

@ Read … at least she ain’t poppin babies out left and right … being the fiancee’ and all ….
iscream

I watched ILNY 2 and while Punk was a little sweet I don’t think he was DL. Metro yes, well mannered yes, a pretty boy yes, but gay No!. First off he was picked by sis Patterson and yall know she got a third eye. She would’ve seen that a mile away.

If this was the 80’s when the al b sure look was in comments like this would not be made.
Kymystry

iscream says:
If this was the 80’s when the al b sure look was in comments like this would not be made.

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exactly my thoughts

what do we want our men to look like in order to be considered a “man” .. tatted up .. pants saggin .. braids .. I mean really .. the “thug” look dosen’t determine how “masculine” a guy is .. I’m in the Atl area .. do yall know how many homo-thugs there are here ???
Chile please

I’ll take David O. ova a thug lookin negro ANYDAY !
DivaMama

I think that Punk was just that – a punk. Gay, no. He’s just very pretty.
iscream

The Thugged out ones are the real DL ones… they hide behid the thug I’m a mans man look…

If Punk was gay looking the way he looks he would just be gay…
iyonah

I didn’t watch the show so I have no clue who this man is at all .. however if j Hud wants to marry and is pleased with her suitor than I wish him the best.

We know Sandra probabyl picked the worst picture to show of him anyway.
msmika31

Wow…I thought her and her childhood sweetheart were trying to make it work. She sure does move fast if this is the case, because that was only a few months ago we heard about her and the boyfriend still being together.
msmika31

I must admit he did have a few “sweet” tendencies on the show, but I’m not convinced he’s “broken handed”…lol He’s a nice looking guy, I just could never get past his eyes…something about em’…lol
toosexy

ok, anybody who watched new york knows punk is on the low or has tendencies, I mean I don’t walking around calling black men gay, but not see that is crazy, Punk is toooooo womanly if not gay, so I don’t want no man more feminie than me. Don’t do it J-Hud.

GOOD MORNING FOLKS!
http://www.myspace.com/reddymond_45 The Black Katie Couric

So ummmmmmmmm WTH happened to that dude she was dating all through American Idol and Dreamgirls???????
toosexy

@terika83

I am with you on that one, I agree, punk is or has gay tendencies.
Mzsuave

LMAO…his azz trying to get in any way he can get in…the industry that is…ewww.

GM’ YALL!!!
terika83

@iscream…I’m sorry…his pants and walk did it for me…*walked like his booty hurt*
bloggergirlz

poor james…he’s been w/ her thru thick and thin and got kicked to the curb for this guy…i guess she’s happy though…

this ain’t the 80s and al b sure still looks like a damn man!

punk def looks a bit easy, i mean sweet on the eyes…

GM everyone…
kwallace577

this is why when a sports agent signs the fresh recruits they tell them to “stick with your high school or college honey.”

same should go for singers, entertainers, anybody who rises to any form of stardom. too much is out there and you don’t know who is in it to get rich off of you and their intentions.

even though he is a janitor i think i read i say go back and find james jennifer. after you have been tested, he may take you back…..
krbinc

your very wrong for that SANDRA! but it was funny! LMAO!
mimi08

okay, i disagree with the gay thing, i don’t think he’s gay…but i do believe he’s one of them men who just want the limelight…he was trying to get with new york even though we all know that bytch is ugly as hell, so his motives was fame to me…and now he’s connected himself to jennifer, and she fell for it, hook, line and sinker…what happened to the janitor boyfriend? Cause i think this kneegrow just craving the limelight, and he’s playing his cards right with her, cause he’s been patiently waiting in the background, so as to make it appear he’s in it for her, but i think he was just buying his time, and you see he couldn’t even wait a whole year. I smell a big rat!

Ladies, in case you didn’t know, there are alot of men (with no obvious talent) trying to hook with women who do so they can become famous….they are like the female groupies, and that’s what this kneegrow is…he’s craving the limelight and what’s to be considered better than the average guy, and aligning himself with a famous woman would accomplish that for him. Trust me, i know some male groupies and they are worse than any female groupie.
candi21

He was my favorite out of all those guys new york couldve picked from. Now “pretty” was the one to worry about. I think she scored snagging a man with a hot body, he’s a lawyer yall, and he seemed to respect NY bum ass to the fullest…..YAY !!! for JHUD
ckarinwhite

I guess I am one of the few who refused to watch I Love New York, 1 or 2…However, if she likes it I love it..Best wishes to the both of them.
ReadTheBlog

KYM… I feel you…kinda like Tiny, right?
karaz

First off Jennifer is a zip dang fool for allowing this FLAY boy to use her as a stepping stone in the entertainment industry. I know she has a movie coming out and is joining her costars in the publicity stunts dept (AKeys/swizzbeats homewrecker situation, when we know that girl likes girls; Latifah throwing out that she might call her next album the L word and other misc. fcukery). But she coulda done this mess with someone with an actual career, like her ex Kerry Rhodes, than this man who probably has glitter in his tears.
starr

I don’t understand jennifer….is she that naive, or maybe she just doesn’t get it…..like who is advising this gurl
shanie

Umm Eww…..She can do way better. To say the least I think she needs to look at her options.
ggouch

PUNK!!!! The name is forEVER!!!!
Tho, since he has cut the SCurl out , he looks a little more MAN-LY. I hope they don’t have to send in Star Jones or Terri McMillian for an intervention when the PUNK…I mean Mr. Punk KICKS and Shatters the closet door trying to get out!!!!

Hi SR FAM!! missed you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ggouch

Kymstry!!! I see you MAMA!!!!! Holla at me!!!!!
http://www.myspace.com/hune916 HunE916

Man, I feel sorry for her ex-boyfriend who she was with for YEARS! If I was him, I’d go holla at T.I.’s baby momma’s lawyer and get me some put-in-time support!

“B!itch, I was with you all this time when you was broke and now you go get engaged to some DL brotha you’ve been dating for a few months!? Oh, hell to the nah! I need to be compensated for my time!”
pointhimout

this just in: the engagement isn’t real. they were acting out a scene during an audition for the next terry mcmillan book. they’re being cast as the obvious leads.
http://myspace.com/sfh50millionpounds mj

I dont think that he is gay. but he is very much into his self…his hair seems so greasy.. GROSS
iscream

Does anybody know why her and James broke up? Maybe he F’ED UP! If she didn’t dump him durning the Dreamgirls blow up then why now? I’m sure she has her reasons that we don’t know. Its not like Punk is so famous that he’ll push her numbers.
http://www.findentertainmentnow.com miesha@FindEntertainmentNow.com

oh he is NOT gay. give me a break yall. everyman is masculine looking with a deep voice. yall are soooooooo judgemental geez!

but that is a BAD picture of him and yes he was a lil too poo poo on the show. he needs a lil more backbone.

p.s. the he prob crys teas of glitter comment was funny though!
http://www.findentertainmentnow.com miesha@FindEntertainmentNow.com

i meant everyman is NOT masculine looking with a deep voice. all men that are straight are NOT run of the mill. if you don’t like him or them like punk then don’t date him. simple.

the issue is there are straight men out here doing sisters just wrong enough. really. the ones who do like coochie are sleeping with girls behind your back or not working or treating you like crap so hell i say stay single for a while until a straight man with character and a fear or God comes along your way….ya dig??
SlimA

Punk is definitely suspect and yes I did watch him on I.L.NY. The scene on the show when he was running from the so called spirits, his booty was shaking more than mine. It must be jelly cuz jam don’t shake like that.
http://myspace.com/lorettadivine DivineBrown

These days everyone that is proper, well mannered, and puts forth much effort with their appearance “IS ON THE DL”. So is NEYO and John Legend, RIGHT? I can’t speak for NEYO but I know for a fact J.L is not! People should stop judging others. People in glass houses…
ggouch

Miesha, you are right!1 Not EVERY soft spoken, mani/pedi getting, eyebrow arching, pastel wearing, reality tv watching, gossiping, finger snapping hand waving, mama’ boy MAN is gay….BUT!! when you are living in a community where gay men, down-low men, I was just experimenting men, are so rampant…ANY!!! ANY indication of a softer side…well….is suspect. I personally felt PUNK was gay, when he didn’t protest the name PUNK!! not one single solitary note of protest……
http://myspace.com/lorettadivine DivineBrown

miesha@FindEntertainmentNow.com Says:

the ones who do like coochie are sleeping with girls behind your back or not working or treating you like crap so hell i say stay single for a while until a straight man with character and a fear or God comes along your way….ya dig??
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GIRL!!!!!!!!!! PREAAAAAAAAAAACCHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! BREAK IT DOWN SO IT IS FOREVER BROKEN!!!!!!
Charles

they both look a hot mess, perfect for each toher and you know they have a sexless relationship which is probably why she was wooed, i dont know if hes gay but maybe his BI, hes clearly desperatley trying to get a industry chick though
Lala11_7

Ahhh…

Why did he acquire the name “Punk” on the show???

Because, where I come from, you call a Black man that…and you’re going to get your a– beat!!!!

So…Harvard lawyer or no (especially since I’m making money)…I would pause at being with a “Brother named Punk”…
katgirl33

I don’t think Punk’s gay…he puts me in the mind of those “metrosexual” types….. mostly on the Northside here in the Chi…and I do believe he’s a Northsider…

He came off as too much of a nice guy on “I Love NY”…too nice for New York’s azz…LOL

Just might be a nice match for Jennifer.
ggouch

Lala!! then you feel me!!

I don’t know any man who wouldn’t have said “Punk?…naw shawty ain’t no punks here…”

Budda wouldn’t have ACCEPTED it AT ALL!!! Love me some BUDDA!! until he kissed NewYork with his mouth open…uhm…YUCK!! gagging on my ginger ale.
http://myspace.com/lorettadivine DivineBrown

ROTHLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WHENNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN DID BUDDA KISS NEW YORK WITH HIS MOUTH OPEN??????????????????

EXPLAIN, PUHLEASE…SO I CAN KEEP LAUGHIN! THAT SOUNDS UTTERLY AND ABSOLUTELY DISGUISTING! But, she kisses like that!
http://myspace.com/lorettadivine DivineBrown

I’d still lay hands on Budda even tho he messed with that SCALAWAG NEW YORK!
goat76

She should have stayed with the dude she was wit before she became famous………
ggouch

You didn’t see when they where making out in her hotel room on the 2nd to last episode…

oh my, please don’t make me relive it Divine!! I am getting bile build up in the back of my throat!!! LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BTW I heard MTV was offering her another I Love NY show.
http://myspace.com/lorettadivine DivineBrown

ggouch Says:

oh my, please don’t make me relive it Divine!! I am getting bile build up in the back of my throat!!! LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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OMG!!!!! I AM IN *TEARS*! TEARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I HAVE, HAVE, HAVVVVVVVVVVVVE TO GO BACK AND SEE THAT!

BILE! LMAO!!!!!!!!! YOU ARE RETARDED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT HATED BIG WIDE OPEN MOUTH KISSES!!!!!!!!!

Damn….. I’m still laughin!
ggouch

Divine, him being on the show was not a deal breaker for me…at first…and then he kissed her…and well….she looks like she smells like PEAR scented body spray on top of Punnai musk…and well…. she had kissed FLAV….(dramatic pause) and well you know the rest…..no…really….about to throw up.
candycane

Dannnnnnng Jen, her other man that she had before she blew up was dayum sexy, now she has this NY reject and he supposedely (sp) has girly issues. Ummmmmmmmm
http://myspace.com/lorettadivine DivineBrown

Ok…if MTV gives her ANOOOOOOOTHER SHOW…THAT WOULD BE TOO MUCH! For real! She makes me laugh and errr’ thang but DAMN…MOVE ON!!! But, her monkey minded @$$ on the Real World. I bet ratings would go sky high!
http://myspace.com/lorettadivine DivineBrown

GGOUCH!!!!!!!!!!!! I AM NOT ‘EFFFFFINNNNN WITH YOU! AT ALL!!!!!!!!!

ROTFLMAO@(dramatic pause)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG..YOU ARE GONNA GET ME IN TROUBLE UP IN HERE TODAY!

I keep imagining the dramatic pause and bust out hollerin all over again! I need to be in the opposite post you in. BECAUSE YOU ARE IN RARE FORM TODAY!!!!!!!!

ROTFLMAO@(dramatic pause)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
kwallace577

on the bright side: she has been known to show up on red carpets with ashy knees, feets, and elbows. maybe this is a good thing and this oily azz dude can teach her how to properly moisturize. looks like he has gone overboard with it but also looks like he is a pro.
ELove

Note to ALL young-n-aspiring entertainers and artist…

Please MAKE SURE you get your Back-Blowed-Out by a Real 100% Straight man FIRST before you get to Hollywood or Big-Time Music Industry… WHY You ask???

So YOU won’t end up like J-Hud!!! For reference see my Wifey’s @HunE comment above #41
http://www.myspace.com/thegameoncw Bird

Awwwww, congratulations to them! I don’t know why David continues to go by the name New York gave him. It’s not like he’s pursuing a career in entertainment. I have no evidence that he is gay so I’m gonna assume Jennifer lucked up on a hellava (where is she by the way?) man. He’s good looking, a gainfully employed lawyer an can bench press her. That’s what’s up!

Oh yeah, and praise the Lawd he has finally cut of that dang process!
Amulet

This man is not gay, just highly educated and sexy. lol
tintin

i don’t believe it. what happened to her other man that one that looked and seemed normal
teecee

if its love good for her. i just think her probably just and raised around women. in this day of i want to be heard and i want to be a star, if there were love interest of the same sex they be on entertainment tonite with in the same minute.
BK2ATLMAN

lol, well i saw IuvNY and I thought he had alot of fem traits… I’m in atlanta also and hell you can’t tell who’s fruity and who’s not. I went to a lesbian party with these chicks and there were a bunch of guys there, so i’m thinking damn they trying to get them some of these bi chicks. I mean the dudes were in Timbs and fitted hats, talking about Whats up Son? But once my chicks put me on, and told me that they were fruity, thats when i learned that the ATL is FULL of them.
IamdaQueen

So because he’s an educated, well articulated black man who doesn’t speak in ghetto slang and chooses not to wear his pants hanging off of his butt, he’s gay? So I guess the majority of the black women on this site, including Sandra would prefer a thug who doesn’t know how to articulate his words, doesn’t wear a belt and cracks you upside the head every now and then. Why can’t he just be a straight man who is a great catch? Most black women have been de-sensitized and can’t recognize that straight black men like David DO exist. If he was 100% white with the same exact traits, ya’ll wouldn’t have anything negative to say. He would be just another typical white man. Shame on you ladies. Let’s lift this positive black brother up instead of tearing down his character.

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