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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 “Girlfriend” which stars the actress, and social media is loving the visual, and the petty.
Usher! I remember when I was 12 and auditioned for “In The Mix”
You have been killing it all my life. As a true lover of the arts, your talent and craftsmanship are a rare combination that I aspire to achieve as a performer. You are a living legend who is worthy of awe! Thank… pic.twitter.com/IoBxDO72kS
— Keke Palmer (@KekePalmer) August 16, 2023
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 has 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 (August 15) she shared a clip which was a blatant troll aimed at Jackson. Today (August 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.
PLEASE HELP MEEEE pic.twitter.com/BlO5fsp301
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(@ungodlywests) August 16, 2023
See reactions to the quasi-drama below. Keke Palmer gonna be alright, and get her coins.
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Keke Palmer ate this
pic.twitter.com/MhiOFXdo45
— Brooklyn White-Grier (@brooklynrwhite) August 16, 2023
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Usher is married and this is just good marketing, thanks to dude's salty tweets.
I'm going to need folks to grow up a bit. Keke & Usher aren't going to sleep together just b/c they film a video where they are CLEARLY riffing on his "You Don't Have to Call" vid and her fandom https://t.co/IiU5ev6grM
— Britni Danielle (@BritniDWrites) August 16, 2023
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just to be clear, Tory Lanez alludes to Meg in a music video after he SHOT her by proudly displaying chopped up horse legs, but Keke poking fun at her ex’s “you’re a mother” comment in Usher’s new video is…corny and too far? pic.twitter.com/tQU9cfU8Hp
— Franchesca Ramsey (@chescaleigh) August 16, 2023
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You know Keke was a single mom before she went to Vegas, right? That baby will only be fatherless if that lil fella doesn’t do his part. *IF* the family is broken, him not marrying her has to be a part of that. But he’s Mr. Family Values, right?
https://t.co/05SNZib0jW
— April (@ReignOfApril) August 16, 2023
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men were on this app writing think pieces meanwhile keke got in her stud bag and cosplayed usher rather than being the video vixen… love her https://t.co/KvFWrsSLYi
— ♡ bri ♡ (@blazinwithbri) August 16, 2023
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This video is so good!!! It’s so wholesome and idk if folks get that it’s literally the girls night Keke had at Usher’s Vegas residency show that night. And in the video she’s having that fun night out as a mom, again with the full Usher experience this time as him. I love it! https://t.co/2NgvbMtLsu
— Daric L. Cottingham, M.A. (@DaricCott) August 16, 2023
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That young man really fumbled KeKe Palmer and we watched it happen in real time.
Breaking up over Usher’s Las Vegas Residency is a new level of unserious. pic.twitter.com/mlKGnOar6v
— The Moment. (@itsKARY_) August 16, 2023
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i know for a fact Keke will not be hurting for suitors 5 yrs or even 50 yrs from now lol https://t.co/xexAs5hhkS
— Franchesca Ramsey (@chescaleigh) August 16, 2023
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Saying Keke is bullying her baby father when he unprovoked opened his mouth to speak about her after she graciously signs his paycheck every 2 weeks is so unserious
— Get Her, Jade! (@keatingssixth) August 16, 2023
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Keke Palmer takes dig at ex Darius Daulton in Usher’s music video for new single, “Boyfriend”:
“Dammit, I missed the show! Shit, I’m so tired… I’m a mother after all.” https://t.co/N9CMZwYOot
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) August 16, 2023
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If Keke Palmer was a yt woman y’all would be gassing her up and saying she took her power back. But the fact that she’s a Black woman y’all feel like she has no right to find peace and walk away from a situation that just was no longer serving her anymore.
— 𝓣𝓪𝓻𝓪 𝓐𝓷𝓰𝓮𝓵/Sojourner Truth of Lightskins (@TaraAngel94) August 16, 2023
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I still can't believe Keke's boyfriend tried to say he holds traditional family values and he didn't have a job. LMAOOOOO.
— JAM (@JAMvsJAM) August 15, 2023