Entertainment- Keke Palmer responded online after her boyfriend, Darius Jackson, tried to mom-shame her.
- Palmer shared a TikTok video on Friday and later announced new merchandise referring to the spat.
Keke Palmer clapped back at her boyfriend, Darius Jackson, after he criticized her for wearing a sheer dress while being a mother.
Palmer acknowledged her boyfriend's attempt at mom-shaming with a new TikTok video shared on Friday. In the video, Palmer dances as a popular TikTok sound plays in the background: "You ain't stopping what's going on with me, sweetheart. So, if you about to act up, I'm 'bout to link up."
@kekepalmer Ayeeeeeee get into this mixxxx
♬ original sound - CasaDi
The "Nope" actress further addressed the criticism with a tweet on Friday featuring a video of her singing Stevie Wonder's "Isn't She Lovely" to her baby boy. Palmer and Jackson welcomed their son, Leodis, in February.
—Keke Palmer (@KekePalmer) July 8, 2023
"One thing is certain and one thing is true, IM A MOTHA, through and through!" Palmer wrote in the caption. "To all my mom's out there, how did your baby change you?? Mine empowered me! On such another level, my perspective changed because when my baby is good I'm GREAT! Look at that face! Gratitude galore."
Palmer doubled down on her stance, telling her 2.3 million followers that she was also selling merchandise capitalizing on her partner's criticism. An "I'm a Motha" crewneck sells for $45, while an "I'm Stevie to the Bullshit" t-shirt costs $30.
The drama surrounding Palmer and Jackson began on Wednesday when Jackson quote-tweeted a video of Usher serenading Palmer at his Las Vegas show. Palmer was wearing a sheer bodycon dress with subtle polka dots across the fabric.
"It's the outfit tho.. you a mom," he wrote.
—Darius Daulton (@dvulton) July 5, 2023
Jackson added: "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."
Twitter users swiftly blasted Jackson, accusing him of sexism and trying to mom-shame his girlfriend in public. Jackson appeared to delete his Twitter account following the backlash but later returned by tagging Elon Musk and denying the reports in separate tweets.
Hours after Jackson shared his tweets, Palmer appeared to shade him with an Instagram post focused on her Las Vegas outfit. Usher supported Palmer by calling her "Big Boss" and thanking her for attending his show.
Most recently, outlets are reporting that the pair have unfollowed each other on Instagram and Jackson removed photos of Palmer from his account.