Keke Palmer opens up about how he was able to move to a better place with his ex Darius Jackson after their rocky relationship ended.
“I'm proud of him and I'm happy for him,” Palmer, 31, said People in an interview published on Wednesday, October 30. “I feel relieved now knowing that things are under control.”
According to this actor, “there was a lot going on” between him and Jackson, 30, that the public didn't know about before they broke up.
“It was like, not only this person, but this is the time. It felt very spiritual to Darius and me,” he recalls of the early days of their relationship. “We had different loneliness, we created a space for us to be together in that loneliness. Then we wanted to have a son. Leo was well organized.”
Courtesy of Keke Palmer/Instagram Keke Palmer found love with Darius Jackson almost two years before they welcomed their first child – but their romance ended in 2023. Instagram August 2021. “I never expected the summer of 2021 to turn out the way it did […]
Palmer and Jackson began dating in 2021 and welcomed their son two years later. In November 2023, news broke that Palmer sought a restraining order against Jackson after he said he had security footage of an incident where Jackson “trespassed” his home and “intimidated” him. He allegedly lunged at Palmer before “hitting” and “throwing” him onto the sofa.
Keke Palmer, Leo Jackson, and Darius Jackson
Derek White/WireImageIn legal documents obtained by Us Weekly at the time, Palmer said that “many incidents of violence” occurred during her two-year relationship with Jackson. Palmer confirmed in her filing that she ended their relationship in October 2023 due to “physical and emotional abuse” from him.
“It was the hardest thing I've ever had to deal with,” Palmer wrote in his forthcoming memoir, My King: The Secret to Taking Control of Your Storywith People.
He told the outlet, “It just got out of hand. The only way I knew how to bring a decision was the court.”
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Palmer said “having a baby” was a “huge strain” on her relationship with Jackson, adding, “Not just with my romantic relationship, but with family and friends, it's always a burden.” There are too many voices. It can make everyone distrust you. It's hard to explain.”
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge granted Palmer a temporary restraining order in November 2023, ordering Jackson to stay 100 yards away from Palmer and their child. Jackson was denied visiting rights. Earlier this year, the order was extended for six months, but it was finally lifted in May after Palmer and Jackson went to arbitration.
Jackson previously broke his silence on the situation in December 2023, writing on Instagram, “There is SO MUCH I can say but am not allowed to say. And at this point, you don't even want to say it.” She later filed a response to Palmer's allegations, accusing her ex of being the “main abuser” in their relationship.
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The pair appeared to put their drama aside, and reunited to celebrate Palmer's birthday in August. Since then they live on friendly terms.
“I wish I could say that he was bad all the time even if I was,” he wrote in his book, according to. People. “But it wasn't that black and white and it was a problem. I didn't want my son to think that his father is a monster, because I don't want to.”
While Palmer is proud of the progress she has made with Jackson as her parents, she told others who may be going through the same situation, “Walking is the only way.”
My King: The Secret to Taking Control of Your Story will be available on November 19.
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