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Jennifer Hudson engaged to David Otunga

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Jennifer Hudson arrives for the world premiere of "The Secret Life of Bees" at Roy Thomson Hall during the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto, Canada on September 5, 2008. (UPI Photo/Christine Chew) 
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Published: Sept. 15, 2008 at 10:31 AM

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- Jennifer Hudson's publicist has confirmed the U.S. singer and actress is engaged to her boyfriend of less than a year, reality TV personality David Otunga.

Hudson won an Oscar for her work in the movie musical "Dreamgirls." She also had a supporting role in the summer hit film "Sex and the City" and will soon be seen in "The Secret Life of Bees."

E! Online said Otunga is an ex-attorney and 2006 Harvard Law School graduate who was known as "Punk" on the reality television show "I Love New York 2."

Hudson and Otunga are both from Chicago.

"I can confirm that Jennifer got engaged to her boyfriend David on Friday night in Los Angeles," Hudson's representative told People magazine exclusively.

People.com said Otunga proposed by giving Hudson a Neil Lane diamond ring on her 27th birthday.

Topics: Jennifer Hudson, Neil Lane
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