It seems that the saga between Usher, Keke Palmer, and her ex-boyfriend Darius Jackson is much from over. On Tuesday (Aug. 15), Usher posted a teaser for an upcoming music video that includes Emmy-winning actress Palmer.
“Someone stated that your boyfriend’s lookin’ for me,” Usher croons close to the top of the 15-second teaser. The mysterious mini-trailer doesn’t give away a lot in regards to the idea of the video, however between Usher’s lyrics and the moody magnificence photographs of each him and Palmer, the visible seems to be riffing on the controversy that exploded between the 2 artists final month. The “Boyfriend” video is slated to drop on Wednesday (Aug. 16); the brand new tune follows on Usher’s earlier 2023 launch, “Good Good,” which options Summer season Walker and 21 Savage.
Final month, the 2 entertainers made headlines when Palmer attended Usher’s present in a sheer black gown with a bodysuit beneath. Usher serenaded the Nope actress whereas singing his Billboard Scorching 100 hit single “There Goes My Child” (No. 25), as the 2 shared a cheeky-but-respectful dance. As soon as footage of the second hit social media, Darius Jackson — Palmer’s then-boyfriend and the daddy of her baby — publicly denigrated her selection of outfit, tweeting, “It’s the outfit tho… you a mother.”
Jackson elaborated, “We stay in a technology the place a person of the household doesn’t need the spouse & mom to his youngsters to showcase booty cheeks to please others & he will get instructed how a lot of a hater he’s. That is my household & my illustration. I’ve requirements & morals to what I imagine. I relaxation my case.” Palmer by no means publicly responded to Jackson’s feedback and opted to proceed posting extra footage of herself and her outfit from that night time.
Final week (Aug. 7), Usher lastly broke his silence on the matter: “Each night time I’m fascinated about how the world now could be going to react to this second that I’ll have with whoever I’m selecting to sing to… nevertheless it was a pop second, and it was enjoyable to have at the least dialog going, and we simply hold it mild. I don’t see something unfavorable taking place in Las Vegas.”
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