Jury selected in Hudson family deaths

Jury selection wrapped up for the Chicago trial of the man accused of killing the mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew of actress and singer Jennifer Hudson. Before the jurors were allowed to go home, Judge Charles Burns warned them not to watch American Idol this Thursday because Hudson may appear on the show, on which she first rose to fame as a contestant in 2004.

William Balfour, 30, is charged with murder for the 2008 slayings and faces a life prison sentence if convicted of murdering at least two victims.

Hudson is on a list of potential witnesses and is likely to attend the trial when it begins April 23.