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Keke Palmer and SZA in a buddy comedy produced by Issa Rae? Sign us the hell up for that.
Deadline exclusively reports the four-time Grammy winner will make her acting debut alongside Palmer in a buddy comedy film that Rae will produce under her HOORAE banner.
ColorCreative’s Deniese Davis, Charles D. King, James Lopez, and Poppy Hanks from Macro Film Studios will also produce.
Rap Sh!t director Lawrence Lamont will sit in the director’s chair for the project, with his Rap Sh!t teammate Syreeta Singleton handling the script.
The news comes after Keke Palmer and SZA recently teamed up for an episode of Saturday Night Live with Palmer hosting while SZA was the night’s musical act.
Deadline notes the film’s plot remains a secret and that the film was a product of the CoCre lab at Sony Pictures.
The lab was created by a previous pact between ColorCreative and Columbia Pictures to find and raise emerging diverse screenwriters and help them develop and write their first studio feature using original ideas.
This Role Was An Opportunity SZA Couldn’t Pass Up
SZA was considering numerous projects before joining the buddy comedy because working alongside Palmer was an opportunity she couldn’t say no to.
As for Rae, she has been the talk of the internet lately after her Insecure co-star, Amanda Seales, mentioned their lack of a relationship on a recent episode of Shannon Shape’s podcast, Club Shay Shay.
It looks like Issa Rae is just focusing on rooting for everyone Black, putting people on, and ignoring the outside noise.
For Palmer, this latest project follows her stellar performance on Jordan Peele’s NOPE, as well as her other successful endeavors like her Emmy Award-winning self-created project Turnt Up With the Taylors, and her gameshow hosting gig, Password, which also earned her an Emmy.
We love to see it.
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The ongoing saga between Keke Palmer and her baby daddy, Darius Jackson, has taken an interesting turn.
Palmer and her ex-boyfriend are currently engaged in a messy custody battle over their son Leodis Andrellton, with the actress/singer asking for full custody of Leodis and a temporary restraining order against her former flame.
The NOPE star claims Jackson was physically and verbally abusive towards her, and now Jackson is making the same claims in a counterclaim filed on Friday morning with the Los Angeles County Superior Court, the Los Angeles Times reports via Complex.
Per Complex:
In the complaint, Jackson claimed that Palmer, 30, “repeatedly engaged in abusive conduct” and “acted as the primary aggressor” during their two-year relationship.
Several incidents are cited in the counterclaim between Aug. 20, 2021 to March 12, 2023, where Jackson claimed that Palmer “was verbally and physically abusive” and “frequently became agitated and aggressive after consuming alcohol.”
The former athlete alleged that the actress “punched [him] in the face” at a birthday party in August 2021, “punched the windshield of [his] car” while he was driving in January 2022, and “physically attacked [him] by choking and hitting [him]” at her Los Angeles residence on Feb. 28, 2022.
Jackson also alleged in the filing that on March 12 of this year, Palmer had been drinking and called him multiple expletives after blaming him for a clogged shower drain. “I tried to de-escalate the situation and she became more enraged,” said Jackson in the counterclaim.
Palmer did get a temporary restraining order against her son’s father, while Jackson denied all of the abuse claims levied against him.
Keke’s momma got in the mix by adding to the drama after threatening to shoot Jackson for entering her daughter’s home, allegedly.
This situation is a giant, public mess that we hope the two can figure out amicably for the sake of their son.
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Keke Palmer is opening up about how to identify bad relationships and contemplating the role mental health plays in personal relationships after her recent breakup with ex-boyfriend Darius Jackson, whom she accused of abuse late last month.
In the latest episode of her podcast, Baby, This Is Keke Palmer, the award-winning actress spoke about a myriad of subjects with guest, Dr. Drew Pinsky, including misogyny, unhealthy relationships, dealing with narcissism, and childhood fame.
“I actually remember, Dr. Drew, the moment that it happened,” Keke Palmer said. “No one could relate to me — not my siblings, not even my parents. Anytime a dynamic is shifted like that it can get highly toxic because no one knows how to deal with the trauma of being a celebrity, or having a celebrity child. My parents did great, and I said this in my book: ‘I can judge all day and night, but I’m pretty good. I could have been worse off. But the reality is, I remember at that time, as a child, when I did not have the awareness and the understanding and words and the knowledge that I have now, I just said ‘I’m never coming out again.’”
In regards to the misogyny, the triple threat shared that her idea of relationships and how couples should operate started in the home; getting candid with her mother, Sharon, as she reflected on her upbringing and experiences.
“My dad is great and my uncles are great, so misogyny came at me hard and quick with the quickness. I grew up in a house where my mom would say, ‘This is what it needs to be.’ And Larry would be like, ‘Okay, Sharon. Go on ahead, Sharon,’” Palmer shared with her mother as a guest on her podcast. “So, for me, when I entered outside of my household and I saw that everybody doesn’t really respect their wives or even women in the way that my dad respects my mom, it was a pretty rude awakening.”
The episode titled, “How to Deal with Abusive Relationships, Boundaries, and Narcissism”, dropped almost three weeks after the actress obtained a temporary domestic violence restraining order against Jackson and was granted temporary sole custody of her 8-month-old son, Leodis, with whom the former couple share.
In the Nov. 9 filing, Palmer reportedly accused her former partner of physical and emotional abuse throughout their two-year relationship and after their breakup, which she said occurred in October.
As noted by People, a hearing is set for Dec. 5 to determine further action on the arrangement; in the meantime, the temporary restraining order says Jackson must stay at least 100 yards away from both Palmer and their son, as well as any childcare or schooling established for the infant.
Check out the episode below.
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The Keke Palmer / Darius Jackson drama hit another level, and poor Usher is caught a stray for no reason after Keke’s momma brought up the singer’s name during a recorded phone conversation.
Spotted on HipHopDX, Keke Palmer’s mother, Sharon Palmer, is now copping pleas after claiming Usher was “gay” and now says she only said that to protect her daughter.
Her allegations came during a recording of an intense phone call with her daughter’s ex-boyfriend, Darius Jackson, which surfaced online on Wednesday, November 15, following allegations of Jackson being abusive towards Keke Palmer.
Per HipHopDX:
During the heated conversation, Palmer can be heard yelling at Jackson for “harassing” her daughter, calling him a “dick sucker” and saying he has “mental problems.”
She also references the incident that sparked issues between the couple (at least in the public eye): the viral clip of the Nope star dancing with Usher during the singer’s Las Vegas residency earlier this year.
“Usher is gay!” she exclaimed. “You and your stupid-ass family, y’all don’t even understand business. Usher’s gay, guys.”
Sharon Palmer Quickly Clarifies Why She Lied About Usher’s Sexuality
As expected, the recording went viral on social media and was picked up by multiple news outlets. Sharon Palmer quickly ran to Instagram to explain her “lie” about Usher’s sexuality after saying she was worried about her daughter’s “safety.”
“The lie I told about Usher was to get Darius to stop abusing my daughter on account of his jealousy,” she wrote in a comment on The Neighborhood Talk’s page, as reported by HipHopDX. “So I said he didn’t like women for her SAFETY.”
“Everything else I meant with my chest and didn’t expect anyone to hear it because recording me is illegal. I guess he is okay with jail but I knew that when he put his hands on my daughter. He is still abusing her in all of this, trying to paint himself as a victim. Textbook behavior.”
Damn, Usher didn’t do anything but give Keke Palmer an experience at his show.
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Darius Jackson is breaking his silence after Keke Palmer levied claims of abuse against him after images from an alleged altercation surfaced with no charges brought by authorities. Adding to this, Palmer’s mother allegedly threatened to shoot Jackson for entering her daughter’s home, and Jackson’s mother also chimed in.
TMZ reports that Darius Jackson has denied that he physically abused Keke Palmer and instead claims that Palmer’s mother, Sharon Palmer, allegedly threatened to put a bullet in his head. According to sources, Jackson reportedly entered Palmer’s home in order to bring his son with him to watch football this past Sunday. However as he arrived at Palmer’s home, their son wasn’t home.
The outlet adds that an argument allegedly took place between the parents and Palmer called her mother and then put her on speakerphone. Jackson claims it was during this moment that Palmer’s mother threatened to put a bullet in his head. At this point, as seen in the images provided by Palmer in support of her restraining order filing, Jackson reportedly tried to get the phone away from Palmer.
Police were called to the scene and did a preliminary investigation and didn’t see any reason to arrest Jackson nor was a report filed that day. In an update provided by TMZ, Jackson’s mother texted Palmer’s mother in response to the bullet threat and promised to involve the police. That exchange can be viewed on the outlet’s page.
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Keke Palmer and her baby daddy’s alleged abuse towards her is now on full blast, and even her mother, Sharon Palmer, has entered the chat. As you may have heard, the actress reportedly filed for a restraining order against Darius Jackson, and her mother took to social media to slam the baby daddy’s brother.
Sharon Palmer took to Instagram to basically call Jackson an abuser with her whole chest but she had all the smoke for the guy’s brother, actor Sarunas Jackson aka the tall light skin dude from Insecure. Sarunas posted, and deleted, a message defending his allegedly abusive brother (which as all things social media, never really gets deleted).
“The most disgusting, vile, abusive, manipulative person I have EVER encountered in my entire life… Abuses almost everyone. Y’all will see.. Just send positive energy to the babies… Any child in the middle of something like this does not deserve it AT ALL. Wow. So damn sad,” wrote Jackson.
Well, mom dukes caught wind and was not having it.
“I’ve never done anything like this,” she began in her video message. “I’ve been in this business for 22 years. I’ve seen a lot of stuff, but I can’t help myself. For Sarunas Jackson to post on his Twitter the ridiculous stuff that he’s posting when he knew his brother was abusive… I went to Sarunas over a year ago and told him that his brother was abusive to my daughter, and he said, ‘Oh, well, I used to be like that too.’ What?! So now, he’s posting on Twitter like he’s this uh…special guy? We know he’s the biggest f*ck boy in Hollywood. He’s disrespectful to women, just like his little brother. He taught his brother how to be abusive. So, he doesn’t get to act like he’s this special guy. No, you’re a f*ck boy, and you’re a part of the problem!”
Jackson is of course denying any of Momma Palmer’s allegations.
Social media court is in session, and it’s getting hot, and receipts are being dug up. The irony often being cited is that Jackson was one of the only celebs to call out Trey Songz over the singer’s own abuse allegations. Also being noted is that Amanda Seales recently called out what she considered the “tacky” behavior of Darius and Saruans Jackson.
We compiled some of the more poignant takes in the gallery.
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Keke Palmer has filed for a restraining order and has requested sole custody of her son with Darius Jackson, according to court filings that have been reviewed in the press. According to the filing, the talented actress says that Jackson allegedly entered her home and performed other violent acts toward her.
Us Weekly reports that Keke Palmer, 30, filed the documents Thursday (Nov. 9), after initial reports went wide that she was filing a restraining order against Darius Jackson, 29. Us Weekly and TMZ both reviewed the filings and the findings within offer disturbing details of alleged domestic violence over the course of months.
From Us Weekly:
She went on to allege that there have been “many instances of physical violence” with Jackson that include “destroying my personal property, including diaries and prescription eyeglasses, throwing my belongings into the street, throwing my car keys to prevent me from driving away, hitting [me] in front of our son, spewing profanities about me to our son, threatening to kill himself with a gun if I left him, harassment, and other physical and emotional abuse.”
Palmer also offered in the filing that she has security camera footage of the alleged assault detailed in the court documents.
Trouble was first noticed after Jackson took offense to Palmer’s outfit during her attendance at an Usher concert, taking to X to voice his displeasure. He doubled down on his disdain of the outfit, but nothing else would be revealed until now.
Many speculated that the pair ended their relationship back then but according to the filing, the pair split this past October after alleged incidents of violence and aggression, according to Palmer’s side. On social media, many are resurfacing old tweets from Jackson that point to a less-than-savory mindset on topics involving women and celebrities.
On X, formerly Twitter, the reactions to the news have been ongoing since the morning. We’ve got reactions from all sides below.
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In news that should surprise absolutely no one, Keke Palmer and her boyfriend Darius Jackson have allegedly broken up. More importantly, Usher dropped his new video for “Boyfriend” which stars the actress, and social media is loving the visual and the petty.
As for Jackson, People reports that Keke’s baby daddy has “moved on” after he publicly shamed her for being serenaded by Usher while at one of his Las Vegas shows. Keke was having none of the tomfoolery, creating t-shirts that capitalized on his “You a mom” reaction that got him dragged. Per a source, the fitness instructor and actor is focusing on acting and we would hope co-parenting the child, Leodis Andrellton, he just had with Keke.
We’re going to guess she isn’t losing much sleep since she’s busy participating in a marketing masterclass with the rollout of the new Usher visual. On Tuesday (Aug. 15) she shared a clip which was a blatant troll aimed at Jackson. Today (Aug. 16), as promised, we got the video and social media has been celebrating ever since.
Keke can be seen getting her dance on in the video for the smooth addition to Usher’s catalog. Also worth noting, she totally slid past the “video vixen” trope and offered a direct shot at her baby daddy.
See reactions to the quasi-drama below. Keke Palmer gonna be alright and get her coins.
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Keke Palmer’s boyfriend had one job. But instead of minding his business, he infamously came for the actress after she got serenaded by Usher, and now he’s down extra bad.
It turns out that Ursher (sic) is dropping a new song called “Boyfriend,” and Keke is apparently starring in the video. We know this since on Tuesday afternoon (August 15) Keke announced its release on August 16 via a short clip. Clearly, the troll levels are elite with these two.
And as if that wasn’t enough, the teaser for the visual shared only the following line from the tune: “Somebody said that your boyfriend’s looking for me.”
Bruh.
Wait, the single cover, too?! Man alive.
Social media had already dragged Darius Jackson or Darius Dalton (that’s the boyfriend—yeah, all that family talk, and son didn’t even put a ring on it) for all the filth, now the jokes have resuscitated and a time is being had. See for yourself in the comments.
10. There’s always at least one.
