Keke Palmeris baring her soul amid family difficulties.
The multi-hyphenate star hosted the 2023 BET Soul Train Awards on Sunday and delivered a performance of herrecent emotional breakup song “Ungorgeous"about two weeks after she was granted atemporary restraining orderagainst exDarius Jacksonin the midst of a custody battle.
Dressed in a white lace negligee and matching robe on a penthouse-like set, Palmer, 30, performed the vulnerable song off herBig Bossdeluxe album, which features lyrics about a romantic partner who no longer makes her feel good about herself.
Keke Palmer performs at the Soul Train Awards in Beverly Hills on Nov. 19, 2023.Paras Griffin/Getty
Paras Griffin/Getty
“You used to tell me I’m beautiful / Now I don’t even know no more / It’s like you’re tryna be difficult / You never used to do this before / You make me feel so ungorgeous,” she sings on the track.
After posting a teaser on TikTok in August, Palmer performed “Ungorgeous” on her Big Boss Tour throughout September before its official release onBig Boss (Deluxe)last month. During herconcert at New York City’s Webster Hall, she said the song was recorded “about 12 years ago” but feels pertinent to her life today.
“We don’t like to go through hard times. We don’t like to go through ups and downs and the ways that life takes us, but boy, when we do, do we have a testimony,” she said of the song’s personal meaning on stage at the time.
TheNopestar continued, “We wanna be so happy all the time and keep everything so bottled up, but it’s not true. It’s like that movieInside Out— you gotta let it go to get through it! And for me, that’s what ‘Ungorgeous’ is. It’s an opportunity to say, ‘Hey, I’m just not feeling it,’ and to share it with you guys, it means a lot because if you know how that feels, let me get an ‘Amen.’”
Keke Palmer and Darius Jackson.Paras Griffin/Getty Images (2)
Paras Griffin/Getty Images (2)
In response to the emergency filing, the Los Angeles County judgegranted a temporary restraining orderstating that Jackson must stay at least 100 yards away from both the actress and their son, as well as any childcare or schooling established for the infant.
In addition to granting Palmer temporarysole physical and legal custody of Leo, the temporary restraining order states that Jackson is not allowed to have visitation with his son, with a hearing set for Dec. 5 to determine further action on the temporary arrangement.
Jackson seemed to address the situation later that day, sharing a photo of himself holding Leo in a post on X (formerly known as Twitter) from an account that has since been deleted. “I love you, son. See you soon,” he captioned the shot.
Keke Palmer at the Soul Train Awards in Hollywood on Nov. 19, 2023.Momodu Mansaray/FilmMagic
Momodu Mansaray/FilmMagic
The pair’s issues briefly went public in July when Jacksoncalled her outfor wearing a fitted, black bodysuit under a sheer dress to watchUsherperform at hisLas Vegas residency.
“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,” Jackson wrote in one since-deleted tweet. “This is my family & my representation. I have standards & morals to what I believe. I rest my case.”
Keke Palmer in New York City in May 2023.Arturo Holmes/MG23/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue
Arturo Holmes/MG23/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue
Palmer told PEOPLE in October that shefelt the need to make changesin how transparent she’s willing to be with the public on social media.
“I’m having my own personal boundaries for what I feel like I want out there or what I want to give people the opportunity to speak on,” Palmer said.
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source: people.com
