UPDATE x 3: TMZ.com is reporting that David Otunga will not be working Sunday night’s WWE Survivor Series pay-per-view.
According to the site, Otunga wants to focus on the intense child custody fight with Jennifer Hudson and decided to pull out of ‘Survivor Series’ coverage.
Otunga is a regular as a host/commentator for WWE events and he was scheduled to work the pay-per-view event Sunday … one of the biggest WWE events of the year.
Jennifer Hudson has declared legal war on Otunga — accusing him of domestic abuse — and making a play to have majority custody of their 8-year-old son. Otunga is denying the allegations and vows to fight for the right to co-parent their child.
UPDATE x 2: TMZ.com is now reporting that police have opened a domestic battery investigation into David Otunga. The charge is a misdemeanor.
Stay tuned to eWrestlingNews.com for more on this developing story.
UPDATE: The following is from TMZ.com:
Jennifer Hudson and David Otunga broke up after he confronted her, claiming she was secretly dating music producer Mali Music … TMZ has learned.
Hudson denies having any relationship with the producer, but Otunga believes Hudson and Mali Music were having a secret affair for months before the confrontation.
We’re told Jennifer and Mali Music met a few years ago, when she hired him to perform at a party. They became friends and we’re told they have been in the studio together a number of times. She told Charlamagne Tha God back in 2014, “My favorite artist is Mali Music. See, y’all don’t even know who he is. Y’all gotta look up Mali Music, trust me.”
Mali Music was deep into gospel but crossed over into secular music. She calls him her “dream artist.”
TMZ broke the story … cops kicked David out of the family home Thursday night after Jennifer got an order of protection claiming she feared him, he had gotten physical with her and he was a threat to her and her son. David vehemently denies the allegations.
We reached out to Mali Music, so far no word back.
ORIGINAL STORY (By Jon Fuentes): WWE Superstar David Otunga and his fiancee of 10 years, Jennifer Hudson, have reportedly split up. The news was first broke after Hudson released the following statement:
“Today, Jennifer requested and received a protective order against her ex-fiancé. Jennifer’s actions are solely taken in the best interest of their son.”
Hudson also released a statement to People Magazine regarding the matter:
“They have been in the process of ending their relationship for a number of months.”
Otunga’s attorney responded to the allegations from Hudson, which sparked the protective order, in a statement to TMZ:
“David Otunga has been trying to negotiate the terms of an amicable parenting agreement with Ms. Hudson for several weeks now. However, when it became apparent to Ms. Hudson that Mr. Otunga would be the parent granted residential care of the child, as a result of Mr. Otunga being the child’s primary caregiver while Ms. Hudson pursues her career all over the world, Ms. Hudson decided to file a meritless Petition for Order of Protection in an effort to gain an unfair advantage in the custody dispute. As a result of Mr. Otunga’s career in the WWE, Ms. Hudson felt that she could give an award winning performance in court to portray herself as the victim. Mr. Otunga has never abused or harassed Ms. Hudson or their son.”
Otunga is currently scheduled to serve as a panelist for this weekend’s Survivor Series pay-per-view (PPV), however, in light of recent circumstances that decision remains up in the air.
