Current:Home > ScamsKeke Palmer and Darius Jackson Break Up After His Outfit-Shaming Comments -FundCenter
Keke Palmer and Darius Jackson Break Up After His Outfit-Shaming Comments
View
Date:2025-04-25 20:36:23
Sorry to this man.
Keke Palmer and Darius Jackson—who share 5-month-old son Leodis Andrellton Jackson—have broken up after nearly two years of dating, according to multiple reports.
The Hustlers actress and fitness instructor—whose brother is Insecure star Sarunas Jackson—began dating in 2021, with the pair going Instagram official that August.
"Never would have expected summer 2021 to turn out the way it did, but here we are," he wrote in a since-deleted post, per People. "I'm glad we were able to help each other throughout our lowest of times & show one another that what we are bringing to the table is everything that we got."
The pair's split comes a little more than one month after Darius sparked controversy when he publicly criticized the attire his then-girlfriend wore to an Usher concert in early July. In response to a video from the show featuring the Nope actress shared on X, formerly known as Twitter, he responded, "It's the outfit tho..you a mom."
Darius then doubled down on his stance at the time, writing in a since-deleted July 5 post, "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, "This is my family & my representation. I have standards & morals to what I believe. I rest my case."
And though Keke didn't respond to the online drama directly, she did begin selling "I'M A MOTHA" merch shortly thereafter. Not to mention, she teamed up with Usher himself after the fact to star in his music video for his single, "Boyfriend."
In addition to taking center stage in the video released Aug. 16, the 29-year-old also seemingly threw shade Darius' way during on a phone call at the end, saying, "Dammit, I missed the show! S--t, I'm so tired. I am a mother, after all."
In fact, as a mother, the Emmy winner had a few words of wisdom for fellow new moms in the wake of the online drama.
"Do you, new moms," she told The Cut in July. "Do you. Girl, if there's one person on this earth that loves you for sure, it's that baby. Be happy, because there's no love like it. Somebody loving you like that, hell, who cares?"
As she noted, after welcoming her baby boy earlier this year, she's "gotten so much more powerful."
"I'm just so strengthened in a crazy way," she explained. "Strutting my stuff, enjoying. I'll be honest, I think before I even had the baby, I was really actually quite self-conscious. In a way that you would expect, considering the kind of work that I do as a public figure."
E! News has reached out to reps for Keke and Darius but hasn't received a comment.
For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News AppveryGood! (82419)
Related
- The Super Bowl could end in a 'three
- Asha traveled over 100 miles across state lines. Now, the endangered Mexican wolf has a mate.
- Israeli president speaks against 2-state solution ahead of meeting with U.S security chief
- Kansas courts’ computer systems are starting to come back online, 2 months after cyberattack
- Meta releases AI model to enhance Metaverse experience
- Indiana basketball legend George McGinnis dies at 73: 'He was like Superman'
- Virginia court revives lawsuit by teacher fired for refusing to use transgender student’s pronouns
- A man who accosted former Rep. Lee Zeldin at an upstate NY campaign stop receives 3 years probation
- Could Bill Belichick, Robert Kraft reunite? Maybe in Pro Football Hall of Fame's 2026 class
- Driving for work will pay more next year after IRS boosts 2024 mileage rate
Ranking
- Louvre will undergo expansion and restoration project, Macron says
- Boston mayor defends decision to host a holiday party for elected officials of color
- Top Polish leaders celebrate Hanukkah in parliament after antisemitic incident
- Charles McGonigal, ex-FBI official, sentenced to 50 months for working with Russian oligarch
- Rams vs. 49ers highlights: LA wins rainy defensive struggle in key divisional game
- Step Inside Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel's Star-Studded Las Vegas Date Night
- How will college football's postseason unfold? Our expert picks for all 41 bowl games.
- Vanessa Hudgens' Husband Cole Tucker Proves They're All in This Together in Birthday Tribute
Recommendation
'We're reborn!' Gazans express joy at returning home to north
Where to watch 'Frosty the Snowman' before Christmas: TV, streaming options in 2023
Andre Braugher died of lung cancer, publicist says
How to watch 'Fargo' Season 5: Cast, episode schedule, streaming info
North Carolina trustees approve Bill Belichick’s deal ahead of introductory news conference
Liberian-flagged cargo ship hit by projectile from rebel-controlled Yemen, set ablaze, official says
Central Indiana man gets 16 years for trying to provide guns to Islamic State group
California regulators vote to extend Diablo Canyon nuclear plant operations through 2030