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Hudson and her partner attended a New York Knicks game, where a stray ball careened toward the talk show host and EGOT-winning singer.
The talk show host and EGOT-winning entertainer, 43, attended a New York Knicks game Tuesday at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan with her partner, 52-year-old rapper Common — both of whom interacted with the matchup in an unexpected way.
Amid the action, Knicks player Miles McBride pursued a ball that flew sideways and struck Hudson in the side of the head, knocking her glasses off her face. Common’s instincts kicked in as his right hand shot up to deflect the ball, hitting it upwards shortly after it hit Hudson.
In footage from the game’s live broadcast, Common puts his arms around Hudson in the aftermath, and McBride briefly speaks with the pair before continuing the game.
“Protect Jennifer Hudson!” one of the TV commentators at the game said, while another added: “Oh, no. Not the glasses! Those look real expensive.”
Hudson and Common have been in a relationship since 2022, with the Dreamgirls actress playfully grilling her boyfriend about marriage on the set of her self-titled talk show in October 2024.
You know what, you told me a quote that your mother said, ‘A man knows what he wants,’” Common told Hudson. “I was saying my true feelings about, listen, Jennifer is the person.”
He continued: “If I should be married, it will be to Jennifer Kate Hudson. I was just being honest.”
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