Keke Palmer reveals ‘big stressor’ in ‘unhealthy’ relationship with ex Darius Jackson after abuse allegations: ‘It got so out of control’
nypost.comthat ended in turmoil in an interview with People, which published Wednesday to promote her upcoming memoir, “Master of Me: The Secret to Controlling Your Narrative.”“It was like, not only is this the person, but this is the time.
It felt very spiritual for Darius and I,” Palmer said about the start of her relationship with Jackson, with whom she shares 1-year-old son Leo.“We had separate lonelinesses, and we created a space for us to exist in that loneliness together,” the actress went on. “And then we wanted to have a son.
Leo was very planned.”The former couple began dating in 2021, but their relationship imploded starting in July 2023, when Jackson shamed Palmer over her sheer, body-baring ensemble that she wore to an Usher concert. “It’s the outfit tho … you a mom,” tweeted Jackson at the time.
His comment sparked major backlash on social media, but Jackson still doubled down on what he said. “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,” he added.Palmer reportedly writes in her book that the relationship was already “unhappy and unhealthy” before the Usher incident.Four months after she was body-shamed, Palmer filed for full custody of her son and filed a restraining order against Jackson.
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