Cowell offers support to Hudson

Simon Cowell has sent his condolences to Jennifer Hudson after the deaths of her mother and brother.

The bodies of Darnell Donerson and Jason Hudson were found at Donerson's home in the South Side of Chicago on Friday, and Hudson's seven-year-old nephew Julian King has been missing since.

Cowell, who knows Hudson from her time as an American Idol contestant in 2004, has offered his support to the singer. "My thoughts go out to Jennifer and all her family," he said. "This is absolutely horrible."