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Keke Palmeris a mother, first and foremost.
That’s what the Chicago native shared on Instagram on Friday seemingly in response to the online drama stemming from her boyfriendDarius Jackson’s public complaint about her being a mom while also wearing ablack bodysuit and sheer dressatUsher’s Las Vegas Residency.
“One thing is certain and one thing is true, IM A MOTHA, through and through! 😍,” the 29-year-old actress wrote in the caption of a post that showed the actress singing a rendition ofStevie Wonder’s “Isn’t She Lovely” to their son, 4-month-oldLeodis “Leo” Andrellton.
In her post, Palmer also announced she would be adding new merchandise to heronline storefrontthat includes the text “IM A MOTHA" and “Stevie to the bulls—."
Keke Palmer/Instagram
The drama stems from a Twitter post on Wednesday night when Jacksonquoted a tweetshowing a video of Palmer dancing with the “Confessions” singer alongside the text, “It’s the outfit tho.. you a mom.”
In asecond tweetelaborating 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.
Jacksonbriefly deactivatedhis social media accounts on Thursday before returning Friday. Eagle-eyed followers noticed that posts including Palmer were missing from his Instagram account. The new parents are no longer following each other on that platform, either.
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Amid the backlash, Usher, 44, took to the comment section of Palmer’sInstagram postfeaturing photos of the outfit in question to write, “The Big Boss!! Thank U for coming 🙏.”
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Palmer first opened up about her relationship with Jackson during an appearance onThe Tamron Hall Showin November 2021.
“It became more difficult to hide,” she said ofchoosing to post photos with Jacksonat the time. “We spend all this time together, and he really is my closest friend, so it just becomes a thing where I’m not gonna hide something that makes me happy.”
source: people.com
