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" Jennifer Hudson could be joining American Idol as a judge in 2014. Hudson, who was a contestant during Idol&amp;#039;s third season, is in talks to return to the show on which she made her name, claims Vulture. Fox has declined to comment on the reports.  &amp;quot;The show&amp;#039;s producers feel they&amp;#039;ve lost their core audience,&amp;quot; one show insider told The Wrap. &amp;quot;They want to bring back former contestants in order to tell their core audience, &amp;#039;We love you&amp;#039;. They know they&amp;#039;ve made some major mistakes over the past few seasons, and they want to make it right with their fans.&amp;quot; Earlier this week, it was reported that American Idol bosses are considering hiring past contestants as judges, in a bid to refresh the show for next season. Since finishing seventh on American Idol in 2004, singer and actress Hudson has sold over 1.2 million albums and received multiple awards including an Oscar, a Golden Globe, a BAFTA, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Grammy and three NAACP Image Awards. Watch Jennifer Hudson and American Idol season 12 winner Candice Glover performing &amp;#039;Inseparable&amp;#039; below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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