Jennifer Hudson found herself at the center of a mild social media storm this week after an awkward exchange with comedy legend Eddie Murphy on The Jennifer Hudson Show. The topic? His son’s secret wedding to Martin Lawrence’s daughter, Jasmin Lawrence. (Yes, those family ties. We’re living in a sitcom.)
The convo started off fine—Eddie shared that his son, Eric Murphy, and Jasmin had ditched the big wedding plans and opted for a private ceremony instead. Just the two of them and a preacher. Simple, sweet, and not a lot of guest-list drama.
But then… Jennifer spiraled.
“Are you going to sing at your son’s… or is it your daughter’s wedding, right?” she asked, already skating on shaky ground. Eddie gently clarified that his son had already gotten married, and nope, there was no wedding-singing needed. They eloped. No grand affair. No aisle. No mic. Case closed?
Not quite.
Jennifer, bless her hosting heart, asked again if he had sung at the wedding. Cue Eddie’s second patient “No, there wasn’t a wedding.”
By the third time she circled back to the same question—“Would you sing at a future wedding?”—social media had officially tapped in.
“The man said they went off, just the two of them. She’s gonna then ask him, ‘Did you sing at the wedding?’ Baby, PAY ATTENTION omg,” one user tweeted.
“She asked him THREE times. ‘Are you going to sing?’ WOMAN. THEY ARE ALREADY MARRIED,” another chimed in, channeling all of us who sat through the cringe.
Others noted Jennifer wasn’t holding any cue cards and probably should have been. “She needs them bad!” wrote one commenter, clearly over it.
Now look—we love J.Hud. The girl can sang, she can act, and she’s worked her way into daytime royalty. But being a great host means more than a warm smile and good lighting. You’ve gotta actually hear your guests, not just wait to speak again.
As one viewer said, “She doesn’t listen to a single thing people say.” Ouch.
To be fair, live interviews are unpredictable, and we’ve all had moments where the lights are on but no one’s reading the script. Still, with big names like Eddie Murphy on the couch, maybe it’s time to bring the cue cards and the context.
