LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Former 'Nickelodeon' star Keke Palmer has allegedly sought a restraining order against her ex-boyfriend Darius Jackson, claiming that he physically and emotionally abused her during their two-year relationship.
Palmer has further claimed that Jackson struck her and made offensive remarks about her in front of their son.
According to court records obtained by Us Weekly, Palmer is also requesting complete physical and legal custody of their 8-month-old son, Leodis.
Keke Palmer accused ex Darius Jackson of abuse multiple times
In court docs filed on November 9, Palmer, 30, accused Jackson, 29, of assaulting her repeatedly over their two-year relationship.
Palmer stated that she possesses security footage from an event that occurred on November 5, where Jackson “trespassed into my home without my knowledge or consent” and "threatened" her before “lunging for my neck, striking me, throwing me over the couch and stealing my phone.”
She continued by accusing Jackson of "many instances of physical violence."
These include "destroying my personal property, including diaries and prescription eyeglasses, throwing my belongings into the street, throwing my car keys to prevent me from driving away, hitting [me] in front of our son, spewing profanities about me to our son, threatening to kill himself with a gun if I left him, harassment, and other physical and emotional abuse," as per the court records.
According to the site, the 'Nope' actress stated that the reason their relationship "finally ended for good" in early October was "primarily due to the physical and emotional abuse inflicted" by Jackson.
Netizens were outraged and asked for Darius Jackson's immediate jail time
One of the security footage shared by Palmer that has been making rounds on the internet sparked outrage among internet users, urging Jackson's immediate detention.
One such online user took to X (formerly Twitter) to exclaim, "Lock him up," while another one echoed, "Put that man in jail immediately wtf."
Another one added, "Omg… they need to lock him up ASAP," while one more typed, "Oh… he’s done. Straight to jail."
While one X user said, "He needs to be in jail, federal," another added, "Hate when these amazing women end up with small men. Awful. She will rise above."
"Sending support to Keke Palmer. It takes a lot of courage to share something like this," supported one user.
Another one explained, "I distinctly remember someone saying the way he addressed her publicly about the usher concert situation gives insight on what he could be doing/saying behind closed doors. and yall said that was “projection” hmph! i hope keke is okay."
Darius Jackson posts ambiguous statements on social media
Jackson appears to have responded to Palmer's court filing shortly after it became public on social media. He posted a picture of himself with Leodis and wrote, "I love you, son. See you soon."
Jackson previously tweeted a few cryptic statements, such as "Being betrayed by someone you loved really changes your mindset" and "Nobody apologized for how they treated me, they just blamed me for how I reacted."
Leo was born in February to the ex-couple, who had been dating since the summer of 2021.
