Keke Palmer accuses ex-boyfriend Darius Jackson of abuse, judge grants temporary restraining order

Keke Palmer accused her ex-boyfriend Darius Jackson of physical and emotional abuse, writing in court documents that he has repeatedly attacked her, trespassed at her home and "became very frustrated" with their 8-month-old son.

Palmer's request for a temporary restraining order against Jackson, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Thursday, was granted by Judge Wendy L. Wilcox, according to a notice obtained by NBC News. The actor was temporarily granted sole custody of their son, Leo, with no visitation for Jackson.

Palmer, whose real name is Lauren Keyana Palmer, said the abuse happened throughout her two-year relationship with Jackson and did not stop after their breakup in early October. She wrote that since the split, he is “even more unhinged, volatile and dangerous,” and she fears for her and their son's safety.

"It is because of our son, Leo, that I was finally able to end my relationship with Darius once and for all and escape the abuse," Palmer wrote in the court documents. "Leo is the most important thing in the entire world to me; he needs and deserves to be safe and grow up in an environment free from violence."

Both Palmer and Jackson declined to comment when contacted by NBC News.

After Palmer filed the documents, Jackson posted a photo on the social media platform X showing him holding their son, with the caption, "I love you, son. See you soon."
 

'Choked' and 'body slammed'

The petition detailed multiple times Palmer alleged she was physically attacked by Jackson. She also alleged she suffered emotional abuse and accused Jackson of "love bombing" her.

"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. If we were at a party or event, and I spoke with one person too long or looked at someone a 'certain way,' he would storm off in a rage — telling me I was [a] 'slut' and a 'whore,' accuse me of cheating on him, and that I did not love him," she wrote. "Darius had a way of gaslighting me to make me feel like I was doing something wrong even though I wasn’t."

During one alleged altercation on Feb. 13, 2022, Palmer said Jackson "choked me and body slammed me onto the stairs in my home" after he became jealous of her showing him a photo of herself in a bikini. Palmer said the pair were attending a friend's party and she showed him the picture because she was proud of her weight loss results.
 

Palmer said Jackson was so upset that she was worried they would get into a car accident on the drive back home. She alleged that when they got home, he slammed her on the floor and slapped her "head from side to side."

The abuse continued the next morning, Palmer wrote. She alleged that Jackson grabbed her by the neck and body-slammed her on the stairs.

Palmer also alleged Jackson would destroy her property, like a private journal she had been keeping since she was 12, as a way to "punish her."