Actress, singer and TV personality Keke Palmer has filed a restraining order and is seeking legal full costody of her 8-month-old son Leodis with Darius Jackson.
At the time it was unclear as to why she opted for full sole custody instead of joint custody, but with all the tea that's been coming out regarding their relationship within the last 24 hours, she just might get her wish.
The “Nope” star also selected that the “reasonable expenses of pregnancy and birth” be paid to her, per the petition.
However, she has asked that both parties be responsible for their respective legal fees.
Shortly after Keke's restraining order became public knowledge, actor Sarunas Jackson has asserted himself into the drama between his brother Darius and Keke, and took to social media to allege he has encountered a “vile, abusive, manipulative person” and offered positive energy to the babies.
Around the same time Sarunas tweeted and deleted his cryptic post, Sarunas' babymama Dominique Perry posted in her IG stories a gif of Michael Jackson in Thriller laughing and enjoying the show in front of him.
After she was dragged on social media to what seemed like she was making light of what happened to Keke, she posted the following on her Instagram to clarify what she meant by the gif.
While the post is pretty vague, if you read between the lines it seems like to me that she has encountered some abuse from Sarunas. Also she shouldn't have to be at a certain status career-wise in order for people to listen to her.
Just when you thought things couldn't get any messier, Keke's mother jumped into the family group chat and came to her daughter's defense by saying that Sarunas was well aware that Darius was abusive because he also embodies the same characteristics.
Now after all the back and forth and heresay, Keke dropped the biggest bomb of all when she submitted security footage showing the apparent abuse as part of her plea for a restraining order.
Palmer told the court, “I am very concerned for Leo’s safety with Darius given his violent, volatile, and jealous nature, comments he has made which have caused me grave concern, and the lack of restraint Darius has already exhibited regarding his temper in front of our son.”
According to RadarOnline Keke claimed that Jackson had been abusive during their relationship which lasted from June 2021 to October 2023.
“The abuse during our relationship was not just physical, but emotional and manipulative. Darius would “love bomb” me and make me feel like I was the most important woman in the world, only to get extremely distant and cold over a perceived insult to him,” she wrote in an emotional declaration.
Palmer also claimed Jackson tresspassed at her home unannounced on November 5, 2023.
She said before 11 AM, Jackson burst into her bedroom and demanded to see their son. Palmer said he wanted to take their 8-month-old to a football game.
Palmer opposed him taking their son. She claimed Jackson started screaming at her before he “lunged at me, grabbing at my neck and face, knocked me backwards over the couch, stole my phone out of my hands, and then ran out of the house.”
She said the police were called and spoke to all parties. Palmer said the police told her to file the restraining order.
In her petition, Palmer described another incident that went down in February 2022.
The actress said Darius “choked me and body slammed me onto the stairs in my home after becoming violently jealous and irrationally angry over a bikini picture.”
Palmer also said Jackson became enraged over a bikini photo of her. She said she showed him a photo of her workout results while at a friend’s party.
She said she only showed him the photo but he still became upset. “On the drive home, I was worried that we would get into an accident because of how angry he was. Darius spent the rest of the night yelling at me, not letting me sleep so he could keep yelling at me,” she said.
“In the bedroom, he slammed me on the floor and slapped my head from side to side. The next morning, he was standing at the bottom of the stairs near the front door, screaming at me as I was coming down the stairs,” Palmer said. “When I was almost at the bottom of the stairs, he grabbed me around the neck and body slammed me back onto the stairs.”
Palmer included screenshots of the security camera footage from both incidents.
As of this report Darius has been ordered to immediately turn over all weapons in his possession.
He also must stay 100 yards away from Palmer and their 8-month-old son. In addition, the actress was granted sole custody until further notice.
A hearing has been scheduled for December 5 where Palmer can argue to make the order permanent.
As part of the order, the judge said Jackson had 24 hours, after being served with the order, to turn over his weapon to local law enforcement.
The weapon will be stored while the case plays out in court.
Maya Angelou was right when she said when people show you who they are believe them the first time.
I feel so bad for Keke and what she and so many women go through when it comes to being in abusive relationships. As for Darius and his trifling brother who I never heard of on the acting strip. There's a special place in hell for the both of them.
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