‘Fantasy Becomes Reality’: Keke Palmer In New Usher Video After Baby Daddy Outfit Drama
Following last month’s outfit-shaming scandal, Usher and Keke Palmer have formally paired up for the singer-songwriter’s newest music video.
Palmer was publicly humiliated for wearing a revealing costume to Usher’s Las Vegas residency in July by her boyfriend Darius Jackson, with whom she had her son Leodis “Leo” Andrellton in February.
“It’s the outfit tho [sic]… you a mom,” Jackson tweeted in response to a viral video of Usher serenading Palmer during his concert.
Usher revealed the “Boyfriend” music video on X (previously Twitter) on Tuesday, August 15, in advance of the song’s release on Wednesday.
The Grammy-winning musician, 44, sings, “Somebody said that your boyfriend’s looking for me,” in the footage while the Nope star, 29, can be seen staring at her reflection in a mirror.
“It’s the outfit tho [sic]… you a mom,” Jackson tweeted in response to a viral video of Usher serenading Palmer during his concert.
She noted that, after becoming a mother, her body has “got so much bigger and [she] started getting fluff in areas [she] never had before”.
After facing initial backlash for his tweet, Darius doubled down on his opinion, writing: “We live in a generation where the man of the family doesn’t want the wife and mother to his kids to showcase booty cheeks to please others and he gets told how much of a hater he is.
“This is my family and my representation. I have standards and morals to what I believe. I rest my case.”
Palmer later broke her silence after Jackson was branded “insecure” for his comments, telling The Cut about her newfound confidence since giving birth.
“After having my baby, I’ve just gotten so much more powerful,” she began. “I’ll be honest, I think before I even had the baby, I was really actually quite self-conscious. In a way that you would expect, considering the kind of work that I do as a public figure – always trying to be on point with my body and always trying to make sure I’m taking care of this and that. There’s a lot of physical attention.”
“It’s like, that’s not something to hide, that’s something to embrace,” Palmer continued. “We’re going to lean into this new body. That is the whole aura of what’s happening with me in this big boss era as I come into my 30s and I have my baby boy. I’m just continuing to spread my wings as a young woman.”
When fantasies become reality…’Boyfriend’ Out Tomorrow, 8/16 | Hit the link below to set a reminder for the Official Music Video Premiere https://t.co/OJLswzc0tv pic.twitter.com/OMtpjqQZLG
— Usher Raymond IV (@Usher) August 15, 2023
