Usher finally got some clarity on Keke Palmer’s breakup with Darius Jackson.
While being a guest on Palmer’s Baby, this is Keke Palmer podcast, Usher began speaking about his life, career, music, and their viral moment at Usher’s Vegas residency in 2023. Palmer brought up the famous moment, which started because of the sheer outfit she wore to the concert.
Darius Jackson, her then-boyfriend, tweeted about her outfit where he publicly shamed her. “It’s the outfit tho… you a mom,” he wrote. Jackson added that her outfit went against his beliefs. They would break up shortly after that which led fans to believe that it was because of the outfit.
“Now, obviously, everyone went crazy, we caused some ruckus in my relationship,” Keke said in the Feb. 11 episode of her podcast. “Yeah we did,” Usher replied before adding, ‘Well hold on, did we cause some ruckus in the relationship?’” Keke replied, “We did – and it’s so funny, we were being showmen!”
Usher continued, “Hold on, did I have anything to do with what was going on in your home? Did I send you that dress? I just want to know that!” Palmer then went on to ask the “Nice & Slow” singer if he had ever experienced such strong feedback like that before and he said, “I cannot be responsible for how people choose to react to my experience as an entertainer. I am not deliberately trying to do anything that’s going to rock anyone’s home.”
He added, “This what you call Usher Usher-ing,” she said, to which Usher added, “I’m Usher-ing right now. This is what I actually say to myself in the mirror every time I go out there. I say, ‘I am not here to break up your home. I am here to entertain you, my love.’”
You can watch the full interview here.