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From the Hollywood Reporter:
Add author to Jennifer Hudson's resume.
The Academy Award-winning actress and singer has inked a deal with Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Group, to pen a memoir detailing her struggles with weight.
The still-untitled book, due in January 2012, will also expand on how she shed 80 lbs.
Hudson has had her share of weight ups and downs.
Dubbed "the big girl" as a contestant on season 3 of American Idol, she transformed her body for her Oscar-winning turn as Effie in Dreamgirls by gaining more than 20 lbs.
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