admin I know we’re all supposed to be modern, empowered adults here, but let’s be real: I don’t think there’s a soul out there who hasn’t dreamed of absolutely trouncing their ex by showing up at a function they’re at in a Lady Di-style revenge dress, and flirtatiously sharing flutes of champagne with a hot new person, or two, or three (with all of this unfolding in their ex’s direct eyeline, of course). As fate would have it, that’s more or less what Keke Palmer seems to be doing, fresh off of her breakup from an absolute loser who slut-shamed her for allegedly dressing too provocatively now that she’s a mom. (Word to the wise men out there: Never, ever try to bring down a single mom. She will ether you in between story time and nap time.)
Not long after being called out by her ex, Darius Jackson, for wearing a sheer dress to an Usher concert, Palmer is now flaunting the sonic equivalent of a revenge dress by teaming up with Usher himself for a brand-new song, titled—what else?—“Boyfriend.” What’s more, Usher promoted the song on X, f.k.a. Twitter, with the indelible phrase, “When fantasies become reality…” Sorry, but that’s objectively hot!
I’m not implying that Palmer and Usher are an item (especially because I think Usher has a girlfriend, and Palmer doesn’t seem like the homewrecker type). I do, however, want to applaud Palmer for handling what must have been an embarrassing and upsetting personal situation like the absolute queen that she is. Soon, I predict she’ll be looking at photos of her ex and saying, in her own immortal words, “I don’t know who this man is.”
