Keke Palmer is reclaiming the “narrative” surrounding his relationship with ex Darius Jackson

A yr after Keke Palmer and Darius Jackson’s relationship reached difficult conclusions that included a custody battle and abuse allegations on either side, the actress and mom are taking back the narrative.

In his upcoming memoir “Master of Me: The Secret to Controlling the Narrative”, which might be released on November 19 by Flatiron Books, the 31-year-old reflects on her life, motherhood, fame and relationship with Jackson, including what is between them now.

“I wish I could say he was terrible the whole time, or that I was… but it wasn’t that black and white, and that was the problem.” She writes about her tumultuous relationship with Jackson in a bit published by People Magazine.

She continued, “I didn’t want my son to think his father was a monster, because I don’t think so.”

Palmer and Jackson dated for about two years in 2021 before welcoming their son Leo in February 2023. Everything seemed high-quality with the couple at the time, so it shocked fans when Jackson openly criticized Palmer’s outfit on social media in July 2023 .

“(It’s) an outfit that… you’re the mom,” he posted on X in a now-deleted post under a video clip of Palmer dancing with Usher during his Vegas residency.

In November of the same yr, Palmer obtained a brief restraining order against Jackson after she accused him in court of several instances of physical and emotional abuse. The allegations included an incident captured on Palmer’s home camera showing Jackson breaking in and assaulting her.

“It got out of control,” she told People magazine in an interview before the release of her book. “The only way I knew how to bring order was through court.”

When it got here right down to what was incorrect between them, she explained that “having a baby was a big stressor.” Fame turned out to be problematic for her, too.

“Not only in my romantic relationships, but also in my family and friends. It always becomes a burden,” she told the portal, adding: “We hear too many voices. This may make everyone else distrust you. It’s hard to explain.”

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Palmer told People that just about a yr after every little thing that happened, she has found forgiveness. She even said she was “proud” and “happy” about Jackson’s recent progress; he has since joined the army.

“I feel very calm now knowing that everything is under control,” she said.

Jackson is the latest romantic relationship Palmer revisits in her memoir. The former Nickelodeon star reveals that the first “unhealthy” relationship she experienced was at the age of 15 with a person who was 20 at the time. At the time, she was appearing on Nickelodeon’s “True Jackson MVP” and hid the relationship, which lasted until she was 20 years old.

“Obviously I shouldn’t be 15 and dating 20-year-olds,” she said People Magazine. “But in my head it was like, ‘I actually have a full-time job. . . . No one understands me except a grown man. But he knew there have been plenty of things that a 15-year-old me couldn’t possibly understand.

Ultimately, as she writes in her memoir People, “power dynamics put me in a place that hurt me in ways I never knew existed. I didn’t have the language or the strength to accept that he met me as a child and not the woman I wanted to become.”