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She added, \"I know I'm a gUrL but when I watched your videos, I never wanted to be the girl in them, I wanted to be YOU. Thank you for making a dream come true.\"

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PHOTO: Keke Palmer appears in the official music video for Usher's "Boyfriend."
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The music video collaboration comes just over a month after a video of Palmer dancing with Usher during a performance at his Las Vegas residency went viral, prompting criticism from Darius Jackson, the father of Palmer's 6-month-old son. In a since-deleted tweet, Jackson criticized how Palmer was dressed, questioning if it was appropriate attire for a mother, which fueled further backlash online.

Palmer has not yet addressed the controversy publicly.

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