Jennifer Hudson and Ex David Otunga Attain Custody Settlement After Contentious Courtroom Battle
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Jennifer Hudson‘s lengthy custody battle is lastly coming to an finish.
She and ex David Otunga reached an settlement on Tuesday, practically two years after they started negotiations. Nevertheless, the small print of their little one assist and custody settlement stay non-public on the behest of Hudson and Otunga. Each events signed a gag order in 2017, that means that they had been unable to talk about the case to the general public.
The custody battle started in November 2017, when Hudson requested and obtained a protecting order towards the previous wrestler. On the time, her rep instructed E! Information, “[They] have been within the strategy of ending their relationship for various months… Jennifer’s actions are solely taken in the very best curiosity of their son. Please respect her privateness right now.”
David’s legal professional, nevertheless, alleged that Jennifer “determined to file a meritless Petition for Order of Safety in an effort to realize an unfair benefit within the custody dispute.”
Allegations of bodily and psychological abuse later got here to gentle because the singer fought for the protecting order for herself and their son David Otunga Jr. In a prolonged courtroom submitting from 2017, Hudson alleged that David Sr. turned “more and more aggressive, threatening and harassing habits” in direction of the top of their relationship. She claimed that he would make their son scan the room together with his iPad to examine if there have been males with Hudson, as a result of he feared she was dishonest on him. Furthermore, she alleged that he stored a firearm of their dwelling.
David’s legal professional acknowledged on the time, “Mr. Otunga has by no means abused or harassed Ms. Hudson or their son, and it’s unlucky, particularly in right this moment’s local weather, that she would really feel the necessity to make these false allegations towards him. Mr. Otunga appears to be like ahead to his day in courtroom and in being awarded the residential care of the events’ solely little one.”
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Police carried out an investigation into the claims and David was ultimately cleared of any crimes.
It’s unclear how the exes cut up their time with their son, David Jr., due to the gag order. However Jennifer did permit the father-son duo to spend Thanksgiving collectively in 2017.
E! Information has reached out to their reps and attorneys for remark.
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