The man who is suspected of shooting and killing members of Jennifer Hudson’s family pleaded not guilty Tuesday in a Chicago courtroom.

William Balfour, 27, pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and home invasion charges.

Balfour had family present for support and before entering his pleas he looked over and nodded at them. He is accused of brutally murdering Hudson’s mother, Darnell Donerson, her brother, Jason Hudson, and her 7-year-old nephew, Julian King, in a jealous rage.

Dreamgirls star, Hudson, 27, is expected to make her first public appearance at this year’s Super Bowl, (Feb. 1) singing the National Anthem.