KeKe Palmer Addresses Unhealthy Relationship With Her Child’s Father, Darius Jackson

KeKe Palmer is finally breaking her silence regarding her ex and father of her child, Darius Jackson. The television star, singer, and social media guru is finally setting the record straight regarding her relationship with Jackson. She sat down with PEOPLE and addressed her life and relationship. At 31, KeKe Palmer is releasing her second book about her life, Master of Me: The Secret to Controlling Your Narrative, which comes out this November. Palmer addressed her relationship with PEOPLE and discussed how her tumultuous relationship with Jackson was one of the worst things she had to experience. The couple welcomed their son, Leo, last year, and shortly after many things went up into flames in both the private and the public eye. https://www.instagram.com/p/DBv2SpCpb9q/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== One of the beginnings of the public fall out of the couple is when KeKe Palmer attended the Usher residency show in Vegas and her child's father took to social media to make comments on her outfit. “It’s the outfit tho.. you a mom,” he wrote in one tweet addressing Palmer and her outfit. This incident then put the couple in the spotlight as everyone had their opinions about the comment. “There was a lot going on,” Palmer says, even before Jackson took to social media. The relationship took a turn in the eyes of social media when shortly after this incident, the relationship seemed to turn violent. In a request for a restraining order last November, Palmer states multiple allegations of domestic violence, including when she says Jackson broke into her home and attempted to strangle her, an incident caught on video. The video of the incident made its way to social media, and everyone had a reaction. https://www.instagram.com/p/DAym5XLyD8j/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== “It got so out of control,” Palmer told PEOPLE. “The only way I knew how to bring order was through the court.” She also states that “having a baby was a big stressor,” for both her relationship with Jackson and her friends and family around her. Following the restraining order request, Palmer and Jackson settled amicably on a joint custody agreement. The couple seemingly stayed out of the social media eye after everything escalated the way it did when the video was released. Palmer states, “I didn’t want my son to think his father is a monster, because I don’t." In her interview with PEOPLE, Palmer gives advice to others who might be in a similar situation as her. “Walking away is the only way,” said Palmer. Now, Palmer continues thriving with her podcast, Baby, This is KeKe Palmer. Read the full interview with PEOPLE here. https://youtu.be/cwipFypywZU