Is Keke Palmer Dating Darius Jackson After the Drama? She Says…

Keke Palmer is taking legal action for custody of her baby boy.

The Nope star has requested full legal and physical custody of her and Darius Jackson's 8-month-old son Leodis Andrellton Jackson, according to court documents obtained by NBC News.

In addition, Keke petitioned the court to for Darius to pay for his own attorney, though she elected to front the costs for the "reasonable expenses of pregnancy and birth," per the outlet. She also noted the legal papers that the court "may make orders" for child support and "issue an earnings assignment without further notice to either party."

The filing comes almost three months after reports that the couple, who began dating in 2021, broke up following online comments Darius made seemed to shame Keke's revealing clothes.

In early July, Darius—the brother of Insecure star Sarunas Jackson—called out the True Jackson, VP alum for wearing a short bodysuit underneath a see-through dress at an Usher concert. "It's the outfit tho.. you a mom," he wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter, before adding in a separate post, "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." 

photosKeke Palmer's Pregnancy Looks

However, the pair sparked reconciliation rumors on Keke's 30th birthday in August, when she and Darius appeared on an Instagram Live together. When asked about her relationship status with the fitness instruction the following month, Keke told Today, "I'm not trying to be specific! I'm going to take a page out of my girl Beyoncé's book: Mind y'all's business."

She added at the time, "Life is good. I have nothing but gratitude, honestly."

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E! News has reached out to Keke and Darius' reps for comment but hasn't heard back. In the wake of the filing, Darius posted a photo on himself and his baby on X.

"I love you, son," he wrote on Nov. 9. "See you soon."

For a complete timeline of Keke and Darius' relationship, keep reading.

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