Jennifer Hudson and Common.Photo:Lester Cohen/WireImage
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DidJennifer Hudsonconfirm she’s datingCommon?
On Monday, the EGOT winner spoke toTMZat Il Pastaio restaurant in Beverly Hills, California and addressed the rumors that she and Common are in a relationship.
“Rumors say a lot of things,” said Hudson, 41, with a shrug when asked about the potential romance. “But he’s a beautiful man, I will give you that. That’s for certain.”
The outlet’s reporter also told the powerhouse vocalist that she and Common, 51, make a “cute couple,” and Hudson simply replied, “Thank you.”
Jennifer Hudson.Taylor Hill/Getty Images
Furthermore, the reporter asked if Hudson would consider collaborating with Common on a song. “I don’t know. It’d be dope to see two Chicagoans together, but I don’t know about that,” she said.
In March, theAmerican Idolalum celebrated the rapper’s 51st birthday with a photo of them posing together where his arm appeared to be around her.
“Team Jhud pls help me wishone of the brightest lights, a Chicago and hip hop legend, the one and only@commona very happy birthday on today,” she wrote on Instagram at the time.
Common and Jennifer Hudson.Tom O’Connor/NBAE/getty
On his Instagram Story, Common showed appreciation for Hudson’s shoutout at the time and reposted the picture, adding, “Thank You!”
The superstars were photographed leaving Nobu restaurant in Malibu last month, shortly after dating rumorssurfaced againat the top of the year.
In a photo taken outside of the restaurant, the multi-hyphenates can be seen walking alongside each other. Common walks to the left of Hudson as he holds a black jacket in his hand and wears a white hoodie and tan pants, while she wears a pink-and-purple cozy outfit with sunglasses on her head.
Common.Kristen Hurlock-Jones/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images
After dating rumors surfaced when Common and Hudson were reportedlyspotted togetherin Philadelphia and Chicago in 2022, theRespectactressclarified their outingstoEntertainment Tonightin September.
“People create their narratives of it and it’s like, okay, you know, how you feel,” she said when asked about the rumors. “We shot a film together and he played my husband. We gotta eat in between those moments.”
source: people.com
