Former Disney Channel star-turned-internet personality Skai Jackson is engaged, expecting ...
and was arrested on suspicion of domestic battery. Per US media, the Jessie actress was arrested on August 9 at Universal Studios in California. A spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said that the theme park’s security personnel called the police on Jackson for supposedly pushing her boyfriend several times.
She was taken to the West Hollywood Sheriff’s Station and released after a few hours. TMZ later reported that the case was dropped due to lack of evidence, Jackson’s boyfriend sustaining no injuries, and Jackson having no criminal history. The couple also supposedly denied having a physical altercation – despite video footage – and shared with the police that they are “happily engaged” to be married and have a baby on the way.
Days after her run-in with the law, Jackson is back to posting on social media. She shared a TikTok video of herself, Givenchy bag in hand, and had one message for all her viewers: “Never depend on a man for anything. Period!” She also revealed in a previous TikTok live, where she skirted any questions about her arrest, that she just finished filming a TV show that she can’t talk about yet.
With all this attention on Skai Jackson, who is she really – and what else do we know about her? Who are Skai Jackson’s parents? Her mum’s her manager, but not much is known about her dad. According to her IMDB, Skai Jackson was born to Jacob Jackson and Kiya Cole on April 8, 2002, in Staten Island, New York. Her parents are divorced and her mother has been her manager since she was a child star.
On Instagram, Cole says she’s into fitness and calls herself a “carnivore eater”. She also runs a self-care page called @kiyacolebeauty. Jackson once told HuffPost that her mother “influenced my confidence”.
Jackson also seems to have a good relationship with her father, per Distractify, as evidenced by several Father’s Day posts on her social media. However, the senior Jackson seems to prefer to remain out of the spotlight. She’s a model, actress and author {"@context":"https://schema.
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Her claim to fame was her role as Zuri Ross on Disney’s Jessie , after which she appeared in the show’s spin-off, Bunk’d . Her latest project, the horror movie The Man in the White Van, is slated for theatrical release on October 11. Meanwhile, her first book Reach for the Skai: How to Inspire, Empower and Clapback was released in 2019.
She “took no offence” to being made into memes Jackson went viral in 2016 for a picture of the then 14-year-old in a blue dress waiting to go on air to promote her show Bunk’d on Fox 5. It spurred a million memes and shot her to even greater fame than she was already enjoying as a Disney star. About becoming an instant viral sensation, Jackson told HuffPost, “When I first saw the meme, I honestly didn’t understand why people were making memes of me.
I was like ‘What’s so funny about this? There’s so many memes going on.’ Then I was going through them and they’re actually really funny.” This isn’t her first scandal {"@context":"https://schema.
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She was rumoured to be feuding with her Jessie co-star Debby Ryan (they seem to be on better terms now), and had a public fall out with Azealia Banks after the young actress called her out on her racist comments against Zayn Malik. Recalling the incident, Jackson later told HuffPost, “I felt that I just had to voice my opinion because I have dealt with bullies over the internet and in person.” But perhaps the most drama-filled controversy was her feud with Bhad Bhabie.
Per TMZ, the rapper accused Jackson of creating a fake profile on X to publicly diss her reported relationship with another rapper, NBA YoungBoy. Bhad Bhabie seemed to think Jackson had her eyes on him herself. Most recently, the Dancing with the Stars alum faced backlash for asking fans to pay US$5 to enter in a raffle for an Apple MacBook.
“The money goes toward the prize, and like I said, if there’s anything left over I’m doing a second giveaway soon. So that’s what it’s going toward ..
. I do not need money,” she later clarified. After getting her start in Band-Aid commercials as a child, Jackson went on to star on Disney TV show Jessie and its spin-off, Bunk’d Earlier this month, she was arrested in California for reportedly pushing her boyfriend – she told police the pair are happily engaged and expecting a baby.
