Keke Palmer and her baby daddy Jackson Darius’s net worth are in question amid the couple’s recent drama at Usher’s concert over the actress’s choice of outfit.
Keke Palmer is not officially married but she is currently in a relationship with Darius Jackson. Darius and Keke began dating in 2021 after meeting during a party at Diddy’s house. Darius is an athlete and fitness instructor. He’s also the brother of Insecure actor Sarunas Jackson.
On Aug. 27, 2021, Darius gushed about Keke, who is a very proud Virgo, on her birthday in a now-deleted Instagram post “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.”
The pair have kept their relationship fairly private since they were first linked in 2021, only stepping out for a handful of events together, but Palmer did tell Bustle she wasn’t trying to hide anything: “This is the happiest I’ve ever felt with someone. So why would I go out of my way to hide this person? That’s a lot more work than just living in my life and being in my life.”
The couple welcomed their son, Leodis “Leo” Andrellton Jackson, on Feb. 25, 2023.
In July 2023, Jackson made headlines for criticizing the outfit Palmer wore to an Usher concert in Las Vegas.
“It’s the outfit tho.. you a mom,” he tweeted in response to photos of his girlfriend in a sheer dress. Jackson deleted his Twitter account 24 hours later after facing backlash.
Many netizens especially the feminist began to compare their fortune with some being shocked by Jackson’s nerves to question what the famous actress should wear. But, between the couple, who is the richest?
Keke Palmer vs Darius Jackson: who is the richest?
Between Keke Palmer and her boyfriend Darius Jackson, the actress, and comedian is the richest. As of 2023, Keke Palmer’s fortune is estimated to be $7.5 Million, per Celebrity Net Worth. Keke makes her money from being an American singer, actress, presenter, and songwriter from Harvey. On the other hand, Darius Jackson has a roughly estimated net worth of $1 million. Currently, he is a fitness instructor at Inspire Studios. The company’s profile mentions that Darius Jackson came from a family of athletes and grew up playing several sports.
What is Keke Palmer and Darius Jackson’s drama involving Usher?
In July 2023, Jackson made headlines for criticizing the outfit Palmer wore to an Usher concert in Las Vegas.
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.
Jackson deleted his Twitter account 24 hours later after facing backlash.
Just one day after deactivating his social media accounts, Keke Palmer’s boyfriend Darius Jackson returned to social media – but it doesn’t look like the actress returned to Jackson’s accounts with him.
On Friday, he quietly returned to the platform, but followers noticed that on Instagram, posts featuring Palmer, also 29, seemed to be missing. The new parents are no longer following each other on that platform, either.
On Twitter Wednesday night, Jackson quoted a tweet showing a video of Palmer in the outfit dancing with the “Confessions” singer alongside the text, “It’s the outfit tho.. you a mom.”
In a second tweet elaborating on his stance, he wrote, “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,” he added.
R&B singer Usher thanks Keke for coming to his show
Following Jackson’s apparent shading of Palmer’s look, Usher took to the comments of Palmer’s Instagram post from the big night out, featuring the outfit in question.
“The Big Boss!! Thank U for coming ?,” the R&B singer, 44, commented on Palmer’s Instagram post praising his “FABULOUS” show.
While Palmer has yet to publicly respond to Jackson’s comments, she posted more photos of the outfit on Wednesday evening, including closeups of the top of the outfit and a shot showing off her booty in a bathroom mirror. She captioned it: “I wish I had taken more pictures but we were running late!”
“I am telling y’all right now, if you haven’t seen @usher YOU MUST GO!! HE WAS SO FABULOUS!!,” she continued. “Giving theater, Atlanta downnn, tips and tricks and just absolutely iconic. I was truly inspired as a performer. I whooped some ass in spades too! Where is that pic of us all together with the King himself??”