Keke Palmer’s Baby Daddy Darius Jackson, also known as Darius Daulton, is a personal trainer with Inspire Fitness in California. He was born in Philadelphia to an athletic family.

Darius, according to his bio on their website, attended Fresno State University on a football scholarship and grew up “competing in multiple sports.”

The website also states: “Growing up in a sports environment motivated him to get into sports media where he is currently pursuing his career in & received a certificate in broadcasting.

“His motivation to be an instructor is to help others and himself to stay in shape as he enjoys being in a team oriented environment. It is also there that he feels comfortable to be himself.”

The couple apparently met at a Memorial Day Party in May of 2021, with the actress making her relationship public with an Instagram shot of the two together in August of 2021, with Darius shortly following suit.

Keke spoke about making her relationship public on The Tamron Hall Show in November 2021: “We spend all this time together, and he really is my closest friend, so it just becomes a thing where I’m not gonna hide something that makes me happy.”

In late February 2023, she and Darius welcomed their son, born Leodis Andrellton Jackson,