Keke Palmer and boyfriend Darius Jackson have kept their relationship fairly low-key from the start. But the latter cast it into the spotlight this week after criticizing his girlfriend for wearing a sheer throng dress to a recent Usher concert. “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,” Jackson wrote on Twitter on July 5 before deactivating his account. “This is my family & my representation. I have standards & morals to what I believe. I rest my case.”
While social media users promptly expressed their disdain over Jackson’s controversial tweet, Palmer has yet to address it publicly. In fact, she may not ever — at least not how fans expect her to given some of her views about relationships. During the June 16 recording of the “Baby, This is Keke Palmer” podcast, which featured the host and her boyfriend, Jackson asked Palmer what she would do if a girl ever approached her about him cheating. “She’s not even getting on the line with me,” the actor-singer said jokingly. “I’m going to figure out the perfect way to address it in public and whatever that we going through, we talking about that in the closet.”
Though Palmer and Jackson are still low-key about their relationship, they have shared some tidbits here and there. Like when Palmer announced she was pregnant with the couple’s first child while hosting “Saturday Night Live” on Dec. 3, 2022. “There’s some rumors going around, people have been in my comments saying, ‘Keke’s having a baby, Keke’s pregnant,’ and I wanna set the record straight — I am!” Palmer exclaimed during her opening monologue, revealing her baby bump. “I gotta say, though — it’s bad when people on the Internet spread rumors about you, y’all. But it’s even worse when they’re correct!” She later added: “This has been the biggest blessing, and I am so excited, guys — I’m going to be a mom.”
On Feb. 25, 2023, Palmer and Jackson welcomed their son to the world, revealing his name and face just two days later. “Born during Black History Month, with a name to match 😄!” Palmer wrote in her Instagram announcement. “LEODIS ANDRELLTON JACKSON, welcome to the world baby Leo.”
Aside from a few romantic Instagram tributes to each other and their baby reveal, the public only knows a few details about Palmer and Jackson’s romance. We also know a few things about the latter personally, as he just so happens to be the brother of “Insecure” alum Sarunas Jackson. Jackson is an aspiring actor himself, per Elle, and he works as a fitness instructor at Inspire Fitness Studio and runs a fitness YouTube channel, according to Us Weekly. He also has writing, executive producer, and acting credits on one of Palmer’s KeyTV series called “Sportsfan.”
Read ahead for everything else we know about Palmer and Jackson’s relationship.