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The status of Keke Palmer and Darius Jackson’s relationship remains a mystery after their viral summer drama. On Aug. 16, a source told People that Jackson had “moved on” from the relationship, which was thrown into the spotlight in July after he publicly criticized Palmer for wearing a sheer thong dress to an Usher concert. “We live in a generation where a man of the family doesn’t want the wife & mother to his kids to showcase booty cheeks to please others & he gets told how much of a hater he is,” Jackson wrote on Twitter on July 5 before briefly deactivating his account. “This is my family & my representation. I have standards & morals to what I believe. I rest my case.”
On Aug. 16, another source told Entertainment Tonight that the pair “called it quits shortly after [Jackson] called [Palmer] out on Twitter for her outfit at the Usher concert.” They added, “Keke is focusing on her work and her 6-month-old son. The actor and Darius have been co-parenting, but for now, they aren’t together.” Reps for Jackson could not be reached for comment, and Palmer’s reps did not respond to POPSUGAR’s request for comment at the time.
However, a new update arrived on Sept. 25 from Palmer herself when she responded to speculation about her and Jackson’s relationship on the “Today” show. When asked if the two are still together, the singer-actor simply said, “I’m going to take a page out of Beyoncé’s book: Mind y’all’s business.” It seems that’s all the info we’ll get about their relationship for now.
Reports about Palmer and Jackson’s alleged split arrived the same day the former and Usher released the music video for the single “Boyfriend.” While social media users promptly expressed their disdain over Jackson’s controversial July tweet, neither he nor Palmer have publicly addressed it or their split rumors in detail. Two days after Jackson’s initial tweet, though, Palmer shared an Instagram video of herself singing Stevie Wonder’s “Isn’t She Lovely” to her baby. “One thing is certain and one thing is true, IM A MOTHA, through and through!” She wrote in the caption, also revealing that she was selling T-shirts emblazoned with the phrases, “IM A MOTHA” and “Stevie to the bullsh*t.”
Palmer and Jackson have been spotted together a few times since the latter shared his tweet, including on Palmer’s 30th birthday on Aug. 26 and at Beyoncé’s birthday “Renaissance” tour show on Sept. 4. Before that, though, the pair kept their relationship pretty low-key, aside from a few publicized tidbits here and there, including when Palmer announced she was pregnant with the couple’s first child while hosting “Saturday Night Live” on Dec. 3, 2022. “There’s some rumors going around, people have been in my comments saying, ‘Keke’s having a baby, Keke’s pregnant,’ and I wanna set the record straight — I am!” Palmer exclaimed during her opening monologue, revealing her baby bump. “I gotta say, though — it’s bad when people on the Internet spread rumors about you, y’all. But it’s even worse when they’re correct!” She later added: “This has been the biggest blessing, and I am so excited, guys — I’m going to be a mom.”
On Feb. 25, 2023, Palmer and Jackson welcomed their son to the world, revealing his name and face just two days later. “Born during Black History Month, with a name to match 😄!” Palmer wrote in her Instagram announcement. “LEODIS ANDRELLTON JACKSON, welcome to the world baby Leo.”
Aside from a few Instagram tributes to each other, their baby reveal, and breakup rumors, the public only knows a few details about Palmer and Jackson’s romance. We also know a few things about the latter personally, as he just so happens to be the brother of “Insecure” alum Sarunas Jackson. Jackson is also an aspiring actor himself, per Elle, and has writing, executive producer, and acting credits on one of Palmer’s KeyTV series called “Sportsfan.”
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Source: Sugar
