Yesterday, July 5, Keke Palmer’s boyfriend – Darius Jackson – found himself on the receiving end of Twitter’s fire after criticizing what Palmer wore to Usher’s Las Vegas residency concert.
The Nope actress was seen in a viral video with Usher. The “OMG” singer serenaded Palmer as she sang and danced along with his performance. She was dressed up in a black bodysuit and a stunning sheer dress. As Usher sang “There Goes My Baby,” Palmer hugged him playfully.
Usher serenades Keke Palmer 😍✨ pic.twitter.com/xbMFlXu7FF
— RNB RADAR (@RNB_RADAR) July 5, 2023
The video reached her boyfriend and the father of her child, Darius Jackson, who commented on the video. Jackson shamed Palmer online for her choice of outfit. He wrote, “It’s the outfit tho.. you a mom.”
Jackson quickly doubled down in the face of the overwhelming criticism from fans of Palmer. He added, “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 for what I believe. I rest my case.”
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Twitter slammed down Jackson for trying to control what Palmer wore as a grown woman.
Respectfully, one father to another, you gotta be cognizant of the lane you’re in.
She’s not “showcasing booty cheeks” so much as she is an icon sharing the stage with an R&B living legend. She is Keke Palmer. You are a Philadelphia Eagles stan acct. https://t.co/2uXjaRkW6Q
— [HB] RAINEY™ (@RaineyOvalle) July 6, 2023
How you “the man of the family” and your wife’s bank account is 12 times the amount of yours 😭 sit down and feed Keke Palmer her grapes, know your place and don’t ever speak on her again. https://t.co/AkLDjtkzRJ
— ⓢ (@steventaughtme) July 5, 2023
men are so weird why would you tweet that publicly omg?
— َ🧜🏾♀️🕷️ (@ungodlywests) July 5, 2023
Don’t date a baddie if you’re gonna be this insecure
— b w 🧦🏛 (@monsieurmoscato) July 6, 2023
After the video went viral and Jackson was dragged for his reaction, Palmer took to Instagram to show off her outfit and comment about the night.
“I wish I had taken more pictures but we were running late!” she wrote, “I am telling y’all right now, if you haven’t seen @usher YOU MUST GO!! HE WAS SO FABULOUS!! Giving theater, Atlanta downnn, tips and tricks and just absolutely iconic. I was truly inspired as a performer. I whooped some ass in spades too!”
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In the comments, Usher posted, “The Big Boss! Thank u for coming.”
