Darius Jackson is Keke Palmer’s baby daddy and the two have been together since 2021 after they met at Diddy’s house. His biography is explored below.
Keke Palmer has been given a handful of notable awards over the years to prove she knows what she’s doing in the Hollywood industry. She’s also worked alongside some major A-list stars including Jennifer Lopez, Dolly Parton, and Laurence Fishburne.
As Palmer’s star continues to rise, her adoring fans want to know everything they can about the actress, singer, and TV personality. Well, we’ve watched her become a mom for the first time, this is a huge blessing to her!
Watching her become a mom is leaving us just so proud and a bit teary-eyed. That’s right! On Feb. 25, 2023, Leodis Andrellton Jackson was born to Keke Palmer and her boyfriend, Darius Jackson.
While we know a lot about Keke, we don’t know much about Darius. Let’s get to know the new father, his age, profession, and his parents while we’re at it!
1. Who is Darius Jackson?
Darius is an internet personality, athlete, and fitness instructor
He gained fame for dating popular comedian, and singer, Keke Palmer.
He can also be seen on KeyTV’s Sportsfan, a scripted series, co-created by Keke and Darius.
“Co-creating and writing Sportsfan was a truly exciting experience for me. Pushing the boundaries of traditional storytelling by filming the entire series on a smartphone allowed for a level of creativity and innovation that I believe sets the series apart…” Keke said in a statement. “My co-creator Darius and I pulled from our real-life situations, whether it be Lila planning a baby shower in the middle of football season or CJ dealing with different family dynamics – to make a series that felt relevant, familiar, and honestly fun for the KeyTV viewers!”
2. How old is Darius Jackson?
The social media star was born on July 21, 1994, in Inland Empire, Calif. This makes him a 29-year-old man. His real name is Darius Daulton Jackson and he currently lives in California, United States. His zodiac sign is Cancer.
3. Who are Darius Jackson’s parents?
Darius Jackson was born to Romel Jackson, originally from Philadelphia, and Yhinyer Hubbard Jackson, originally from Panama. Info about his father is not much known online. Darius is an American and comes from a strong Christian home.
4. How tall is Darius Jackson?
Per online sources, Keke’s boyfriend Darius stands at a height of 5 feet 9 inches. In meters, he is 1.75 m tall whereas he is 175 cm tall.
He weighs 75 kg and 165.43 Ibs. He has black hair and black eye color.
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5. Does Darius Jackson have siblings?
Palmer’s baby daddy is not an only child to his parents. In fact, he has a brother-sibling. You may recognize Darius’s brother, Sarunas Jackson, as he is an actor who starred in Insecure, Made for Love, and Good Trouble.
6. What does Darius Jackson do for a living?
Jackson works as a fitness instructor at Inspire Fitness Studio. Per the fitness center’s website, “his motivation to be an instructor is to help others and himself to stay in shape as he enjoys being in a team-oriented environment. It is also where he feels comfortable to be himself.”
His Inspire Fitness Studio bio also states that Jackson grew up competing in multiple sports and earned a football scholarship to Fresno State University. Growing up in the sports world also “motivated him to get into sports media where he is currently pursuing his career in & received a certificate in broadcasting,” per the website.
6. When did Keke and Darius start dating?
Darius and Keke began dating in May 2021 after meeting during a Memorial Day party hosted by Issa Rae and Diddy at the latter’s house. They must have gotten pretty serious quickly because mere months later, Darius took to Instagram to celebrate Keke’s birthday.
In a now-deleted post, Darius wrote, “Never would’ve expected summer 2021 to turn out the way it did, but here we are. You’ve been a blessing from above, and I thank you for showing me a lot of feelings I didn’t know I had in me and also for seeing me as someone you can finally be yourself to…I’m glad [we’ve] been able to help each other throughout our lowest of times and show one another that what we are bringing to the table is everything that we got. Enjoy your day, make the most of it, and happy birthday. I love you.”
8. Does Darius Jackosn have any children?
Yes, the fitness instructor at Inspire Studios is a father of one. He got Keke Palmer and they announced to the world in December 2022. They became parents to a son in February 2023.
Keke’s pregnancy announcement was one for books. She went on to announce her pregnancy while hosting Saturday Night Live a year later, in December 2022. Darius and Keke were excited about their first child.
In December 2022, Keke took the stage for her first hosting gig on Saturday Night Live. The Nope star used her opening monologue to share the happy news in front of the world. After stating that there were “rumors” about her being pregnant, Keke flaunted her growing baby bump and beamed as the audience cheered her on.
Following Keke’s public announcement, Darius shared his excitement about the pregnancy with several posts featuring his baby mama. On Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022, he reposted a screenshot of Keke’s SNL monologue where she held her belly in front of the audience.
Before the Instagram Story, Darius also posted a photo of Keke visibly pregnant at a restaurant and wearing a brown sweater and captioned the snap “2023,” per E! News.
Darius and Keke’s son, Leo — short for Leodis Andrellton Jackson — was born in late February 2023.
Keke took to Instagram to celebrate the news, jokingly captioning, “…“I’m not hiding the world from my son, I’m hiding my son from the world… I’m just playing, my baby face is on this slide,” with a slide show of adorable videos and photos of the family.
Keke Palmer revealed her choice of baby name on Tuesday as she announced the little one’s arrival. “Born during Black History Month, with a name to match,” she wrote in her Instagram caption, alongside a grinning emoji. “Leodis Andrellton Jackson. Welcome to the world, baby Leo.”
On his Instagram, meanwhile, Darius told followers that Leodis was born on Saturday, Feb. 25, at 3:28 p.m.
One Twitter user made up a convincing backstory for the name. “Know your history,” @QuanSai tweeted. “Leodis Andrellton Jackson was born on February 27, 1879, in Hobson City, Alabama, to parents Darius Jackson and Lauren Keyana Palmer. Leodis is credited with inventing the cast-iron skillet.”
@ShaheemBee, meanwhile, joked that Keke should have named her child after her famous Disney Channel role: “You know you supposed to name that baby True Jackson, lol.”
10. What is Darius Jackson’s net worth?
Darius Jackson currently has an estimated net worth of $1 million. He makes his money for being a fitness instructor, athlete, storyteller, writer, media personality, social media influencer, and entrepreneur. Keke Palmer (born Lauren Keyana Palmer) is known for acting, singing, songwriting, dancing, and fashion designing and has a current net worth of $7.5 million.
10. What happened between Keke Palmer and her boyfriend, Darius Jackson?
Keke and Darius reportedly broke up in early 2022 after she removed all of her obviously coupled-up photos from social media, the jig was up. Not only that, but the pair unfollowed each other on Instagram. However, the couple is reportedly back on the right track now that she’s pregnant.
In July 2023 Darius deleted all of Keke’s pictures from his Instagram after facing backlash for criticizing one of Palmer’s outfits
Jackson wasn’t pleased that Palmer wore a sheer dress to an Usher concert in Las Vegas in July 2023.
“It’s the outfit tho.. you a mom,” he tweeted. “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. This is my family & my representation. I have standards & morals to what I believe. I rest my case.”
The fitness instructor received enough backlash from his followers and fans of Palmer that he decided to delete his Twitter account. As for the Alice actress, she proceeded to share several photos of the outfit on her Instagram.