NEWS: David Otunga & Jennifer Hudson Split Up; Protective Order Filed Against Otunga

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NEWS: Power couple Jennifer Hudson and David Otunga have officially called it quits after an eight plus year relationship. The couple have been dealing with significant differences for quite some time and have reportedly been looking to end these for several months. Hudson and Otunga, who were engaged to be married, share an eight year old son, David Jr. Hudson filed a protective order against Otunga in court. A representative for Jennifer Hudson told People Magazine,

"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."

Otunga's attorney released the following statement in response to the protective order,

"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, and it is unfortunate, especially in today’s climate, that she would feel the need to make these false allegations against him. Mr. Otunga looks forward to his day in court and in being awarded the residential care of the parties’ only child."

It is noteworthy that judges usually only grant protective orders when abuse or harassment is strongly suspected. Otunga is currently still under WWE's employment.

UPDATE: David Otunga is now under investigation for domestic battery against Hudson. WWE has removed him from this Sunday's Survivor Series pay-per-view.