Keke Palmer seemingly stays unbothered by the web drama involving her boyfriend, Darius Jackson, who publicly mom-shamed her final month.
On Tuesday, the “Nope” actor shared a clip on Instagram that teased her look in Usher’s music video for his music “Boyfriend,” due out Wednesday.
In a 30-second YouTube preview of the video, Usher appears to be preparing for a efficiency, whereas Palmer (a gifted singer in her personal proper) prepares to exit with associates. “Anyone mentioned that your boyfriend’s searching for me,” Usher croons mischievously. “Ooh, that’s cool.”


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The latest real-life drama between Palmer and Jackson additionally concerned an Usher efficiency.
Jackson was extensively slammed for mom-shaming Palmer after he criticized the “Nope” actor for sporting a sheer Givenchy gown with a black bodysuit throughout an Usher live performance in Las Vegas.
He shared a video on Twitter (now referred to as “X”) of Usher serenading Palmer. In a since-deleted tweet, Jackson wrote: “It’s the outfit tho.. you a mother.”
He doubled down in a follow-up tweet: “We stay in a technology the place a person of the household doesn’t need the spouse & mom to his youngsters to showcase booty cheeks to please others & he will get instructed how a lot of a hater he’s.”
“That is my household & my illustration,” he continued. “I’ve requirements & morals to what I consider. I relaxation my case.”
Palmer didn’t immediately deal with the tweets ― a minimum of publicly ― however she has dropped hints on social media that she’s unbothered by Jackson’s disapproval. Shortly after his tweets, Palmer posted a number of photos of her outfit on Instagram, writing that she wished she’d “taken extra photos.”
The present standing of Palmer and Jackson’s relationship is unclear. The 2 welcomed a son, Leodis, in February.
Final week, Usher weighed in on the entire imbroglio, telling Those that it was merely “a pop second.”
“It was enjoyable to have a minimum of dialog going and we simply preserve it mild,” he mentioned. “I don’t see something damaging occurring in Las Vegas.”