Keke Palmer is breaking her silence about how issues “got so out of control” throughout her relationship with Darius Jackson.
“It was the hardest thing I ever had to go through,” the actor, 31, wrote in her upcoming memoir, “Master of Me: The Secret to Controlling Your Narrative,” in accordance with Folks journal.
Palmer famous in her ebook that “having a baby” was “a big stressor” on her relationship with the health teacher, including, “Not just with my romantic relationships, but with family and friends, it’s always become a burden. Too many voices get in. It can make everybody else not trust you. It’s hard to explain,” in accordance with excerpts in Folks.
Palmer’s relationship troubles hit the web in July 2023 after Jackson publicly shamed the “Nope” star for sporting a sheer costume to an Usher live performance.
In a single tweet, Jackson criticized Palmer for “showcasing her booty cheeks to please others” and complained about being seen as a “hater” for expressing his opinions about his then-girlfriend’s apparel.
“It’s the outfit tho.. you a mom,” he wrote in a separate, since-deleted tweet on the time in response to a video of Palmer being serenaded by the singer.
The incident got here simply months after the pair welcomed their first youngster collectively, son Leodis, in February 2023. The previous couple had been relationship since 2021.
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Their relationship woes escalated in November 2023 when the previous star of the “True Jackson, VP” sitcom filed a restraining order towards her boyfriend and requested sole custody of Leodis.
In courtroom paperwork obtained by Us Weekly, Palmer accused Jackson of home violence, citing “many instances of physical violence” throughout their two-year relationship.
“It got so out of control,” Palmer instructed Folks. “The only way I knew how to bring order was through the court.”
Regardless of coping with stress in her relationship with Jackson, she mentioned in her ebook, “I wish I could say he was terrible the entire time or that I was,” in accordance with excerpts revealed by Folks. The ebook is due out Nov. 19.
“But it wasn’t that black-and-white and that was the problem,” she added, in accordance with Folks. “I didn’t want my son to think his father is a monster, because I don’t.”
In her new interview with Folks, the “We Are” singer recalled the beginnings of their relationship.
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“When we met each other and we had fallen in love, it was very much so ‘this is the time.’ Not only is this the person but this is the right time. It was a conscious decision. We planned [to have Leodis].”
Watch Palmer’s interview with Folks beneath.
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