Jennifer Hudson gets protection order against ex-fiance

Jennifer Hudson gets protection order against ex-fiance

CHICAGO

Jennifer Hudson has obtained an order of protection against her former fiance David Otunga.

Police in suburban Chicago say Otunga was removed from the couple’s home in Burr Ridge, Ill., Thursday night after being notified of the order. Burr Ridge Police Chief John Madden tells The Associated Press Otunga “left the residence without incident.”

Tracy Rizzo, the attorney for the former WWE star, says Hudson petitioned for the order “in an effort to gain an unfair advantage in the custody dispute” involving the former couple’s 8-year-old son. Rizzo says Otunga “has never abused or harassed” Hudson. Rizzo calls the protection order “meritless” and says Hudson made “false allegations” against him.

Hudson’s representative didn’t immediately return a request for comment Friday.

Meryl Streep says violent experiences have changed her

NEW YORK

Meryl Streep says the two times in her life she dealt with violence were so profound it changed her “on a cellular level.”

Streep made the remarks Wednesday at the Committee to Protect Journalists’ 27th annual International Press Freedom Awards in New York. The Oscar-winner told the audience she did “know something about real terror.”

She recounted two incidents, one in which she said she was attacked and “played dead and waited until the blows stopped.”

Streep then described another incident when someone else was being abused.

She said in that case, she “went completely nuts” and chased the man off. It was after telling the stories that Streep said the experiences changed her permanently.

Streep did not give any more details, other than to say Cher witnessed the second incident.

Associated Press