Keke Palmer dishes about the 2023 drama with her ex Darius Jackson and that infamous Usher concert on her new track “My Confession.” The multi-talented actress drops a song that cleverly samples a bit of Usher’s “Confessions Part II” — a fitting choice, considering the R&B star was central to the public fallout with her former boyfriend.
In the track, Palmer directly addresses Jackson and tells her side of what went down after her “girls night” where Usher brought her on stage for that memorable serenade. She claims she and Jackson had already split up when the viral moment happened.
“Forty-eight hours later online/Made me a villain for sympathy but you lied/But the truth is in Vegas we was already over, boo,” Keke reveals in her candid track.
She later gets real about their troubled relationship, singing about how she thought having his baby would make her want to stay in the relationship.
Palmer explained on Instagram that the song represents “exactly what it sounds like — me giving voice to the feelings I buried.”
“Sometimes the closure we need doesn’t come from a conversation—it comes from being honest with ourselves,” she added. “That’s what this song is. My peace. My clarity. My way of letting go… I’m not here to play perfect. I’m here to be honest. I’m just here to be Keke.”
Jackson started his public drama with Palmer after footage of Usher serenading her went viral in 2023. He fired off on X, writing, “It’s the outfit tho..you a mom.”
After getting slammed for his comments, Jackson disappeared from social media but later came back without addressing what he’d said. Meanwhile, Palmer seemed totally unfazed — even teaming up with Usher for a music video.
A major legal fight between Palmer and Jackson erupted that same year, with Palmer accusing him of abuse, getting a restraining order, and battling over custody of their child. The case was eventually dropped so they could pursue mediation instead.
Earlier this year in January, Palmer opened up about the “toxic dynamic” in her relationship with Jackson.
“There’s a sensationalization that happens with that word,” she told The Cut. “But there really are often no other words to describe such a toxic dynamic.”
