Jennifer Hudson has been shopping a book about weight loss to publishing houses but no one is interested because she's not ready to talk about the tragic deaths of her mother, brother and nephew...
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The Oscar- and Grammy-winning actress/singer and her William Morris agent, Mel Berger, have been shopping a book proposal to major publishers for four years about Hudson's weight struggle and her eventual transformation from a size 16 to 6.
But while Hudson's weight struggle and self-help tips are marketable, sources say because of her $1 million-plus demand for the deal, publishers are holding out for the full story about her coping with the horrific slaying of her family.
Sources say the 29-year-old "Dreamgirls" star met with a prominent newsmagazine journalist last December to discuss penning a memoir about the tragedy. But she backed out after the meeting, telling our source, "It's just too soon."
Another publishing insider told us: "It was disappointing. Her book about her diet is really appealing and wonderful. But if you spend a lot of money on the book deal, you want it to sell. With no talk of her family, we didn't think it was worth it."
Multiple publishing houses have made bids on the weight-loss book, but no publisher yet has met the 7 figure asking price, the insider added. Hudson's rep told us, "I have no further comment, but your reporting is accurate."
