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Jennifer Hudson Gives Rousing Super Bowl Performance
Originally posted 02/01/2009 06:45PM
In her first performance since her family murder tragedy, Jennifer Hudson showed off her tremendous voice as she sang the National Anthem at Sunday’s Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa.
Dressed in a cropped jacket, skinny pants, a white top and gold jewelry, Hudson, 27, stepped onto a round dais at Raymond James Stadium for her pre-game performance.
Hudson took a deep breath and surveyed the field before launching into her rendition of the National Anthem. She ended the song with her head tossed back and a clenched fist raised to deafening applause. (Watch a YouTube clip of her performance.)
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Ed McMahon Cashing In With Super Bowl Ad
Originally posted 01/30/2009 07:45PM
During his recent money woes, TV pitchman Ed McMahon raised badly needed cash by selling stuff around the house.
"I had a lot of old wedding bands," McMahon, 85, tells PEOPLE. "Let's say they had 'mixed' memories associated with them."
Now, he's taking it one step further by appearing in Super Bowl commercials for a service he says he actually used – Cash4Gold, which buys jewelry and other precious metal objects.
According to the company's Web site, Cash4Gold customers mail their "unwanted gold, silver and platinum" off in pre-paid insured envelopes and "sit back and relax" while their check is mailed.
Look for a light touch in the ads. McMahon says his neck injury and money problems have not extinguished the comedian in him.
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Jennifer Hudson Arrives for Super Bowl
Originally posted 01/30/2009 02:35PM
Jennifer Hudson is in Florida to prepare for singing the National Anthem at Sunday's Super Bowl, her first performance since her family murder tragedy.
The singer-actress, 27, who also is nominated for four Grammys, was spotted at the airport in Tampa on Friday wearing sunglasses and carrying one of her Pomeranian puppies.
"She says she wants to get back into the flow of things," her Dreamgirls costar Jamie Foxx, who spoke to her recently, tells Entertainment Tonight.
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Where the Stars Are Partying for Super Bowl
Originally posted 01/29/2009 05:30PM
Hollywood collides with the gridiron as celebs Lindsay Lohan, Hayden Panettiere, Enrique Iglesias and Sean "Diddy" Combs descend on Tampa to hit the hottest Super Bowl parties.
PEOPLE presents the ultimate preview of the biggest bashes before Sunday's match between the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers:
Kickoff Spectacle
Rihanna, Fall Out Boy and Iglesias rock out at the Pepsi Smash Super Bowl concert Thursday and Friday night at the Ford Amphitheatre. New dad of twin girls Jerry O'Connell hosts the kickoff spectacle.The parties start Friday night at ESPN Magazine's Annual Next Party where Lohan, Good Charlotte's Joel and Benji Madden and Paul Walker will be dancing and mingling under a chic one-of-a-kind quad-saddle tent on a converted parking lot at South Morgan St. Lohan's gal pal Samantha Ronson is working the turntables with Wyclef Jean performing.
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Source: Jennifer Hudson 'Knew It Was Time' to Perform Again
Originally posted 01/22/2009 06:00AM
After dropping out of the public eye following her family murder tragedy, Jennifer Hudson now has the strength and the will to give three high-profile performances next month, a source close to her tells PEOPLE.
"So much has happened, but she's ready," the source says. "It's a new year, she's excited about performing again. She knew it was time."
Hudson, 27, will deliver the National Anthem at the Super Bowl on Feb. 1, then sing at the MusiCares Person of the Year Gala Feb. 6 and at the Grammys two days later.
The performances will be the first since her mother, brother and nephew were murdered in the fall. Her estranged brother-in-law has pleaded innocent to the killings.
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Jennifer Hudson to Sing National Anthem at Super Bowl
Originally posted 01/14/2009 09:00AM
Jennifer Hudson will sing the National Anthem at the Super Bowl in what will be her first performance since her family murder tragedy last October.
NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy confirmed to the Associated Press on Wednesday that the Dreamgirls Oscar winner, 27, will deliver "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the Tampa, Fla., event on Feb. 1.
Her Super Bowl honor will come just days before Hudson is also scheduled to sing the songs of Neil Diamond at a Feb. 6 MusiCares Person of the Year gala in Los Angeles.
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Eli Manning Stars in His First Commercial
Originally posted 02/14/2008 11:20AM
Get used to seeing this face.
Barely more than a week after the big game, Super Bowl XLII MVP Eli Manning is starring in a new Gatorade commercial – showing how this particular New York Giant led his team's stunning upset over the New England Patriots.
Though the fresh-faced, Southern-raised 27-year-old has been on Gatorade's endorsement roster since 2005, the spot will mark his first solo ad gig, reports the Madison Avenue trade journal Advertising Age.
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Stones' Sounds of Silence at Super Bowl
Originally posted 02/06/2006 08:30AM
The Pittsburgh Steelers may have claimed an impressive 21-10 Super Bowl victory over the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday night, but the Rolling Stones delivered a strong showing, too.
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'GoDaddy Girl' Ready for Her Close-Up
Originally posted 02/09/2005 06:00PM
It went down as the most hyped and most controversial ad to run during Sunday's Super Bowl – and now the scantily clad star of the GoDaddy.com ad is getting ready for her 15 minutes of fame.
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Super Bowl Keeps Its Clothes On
Originally posted 02/07/2005 08:00AM
Turns out there wasn't much to see on TV on Super Bowl Sunday – aside from a pretty good game, of course.
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