Darius Jackson: 5 Things to Know About the Father of Keke Palmers Baby Boy

Keke Palmer has always been a force of nature and has done things how she wanted to do them, no matter who approved.However, the outfit-shaming from her ex-boyfriend Darius Jackson made headlines in July 2023, when he boldly challenged how she dressed while enjoying an Usher concert in Las Vegas.

Just over one month following the outfit drama, Keke and her then beau broke up. A source told People at the time that Darius had “moved on” from the mother of his child.Later, a separate insider told Entertainment Tonight that the outfit-shaming drama had a role to play in their split.

“Keke and Darius called it quits shortly after he called her out on Twitter for her outfit at the Usher concert,” they said.“Keke is focusing on her work and her 6-month-old son.” They also claimed that although the now-exes “have been co-parenting” they “aren’t together.” Keke was enjoying a night out with her girls at Usher’s Vegas residency show.

A video circulated of the singer serenading Keke while she wore a black bodysuit underneath a sheer polka dot cover-up.When Darius saw the video, he had a less-than-happy reaction.

“It’s the outfit tho..you a mom,” he wrote in a tweet, before deleting his account altogether.

When he was called out for shaming her outfit by fans and defenders, he doubled down on his belief, adding, “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.This is my family & my representation.

I have standards & morals to what I believe.I rest my case.” Keke surprised her fans by announcing she was pregnant during her first hosting gig for Saturday Night Live on December 3, 2022.

The former child actress later announced the arrival of her first child on February 27, 2023, two days after the baby’s birth.At the time, Keke also shared the first photos of their son, whom they named...