A few weeks ago rumors were swirling in celebrity diet book circles that nobody was interested in Jennifer Hudson's diet book because she was asking too much and not willing to write about the tragic deaths of her family members [click here if you missed that]. Not long after that a book deal was announced and in case you were wondering Jennifer got every penny she demanded, thank you very much...
From Page Six
Jennifer Hudson has landed a $1 million-plus deal with Penguin Group's Dutton imprint for her weight-loss memoir, sources say. After we reported that the Oscar winner and her William Morris agent Mel Berger wouldn't settle for less than seven figures, they finalized a deal last week. Sources told us publishers initially hesitated to fork over the high sum for a weight-loss tome that didn't include Hudson's personal issues, including the horrific murder of her family. Sources say Hudson has yet to write the book and will be crashing it for January 2012.
