Keke Palmer revisits her incident with Trey Songz while speaking out about the “crooked” music industry, and calling for a #MeToo movement to cover the instances of sexual harassment in this industry, and not just in TV and Film.
Keke Palmer Revisits Trey Songz Incident While Opening Up About ‘Countless’ Sexual Harassment Experiences; Calls For #MeToo Movement In The ‘Crooked’ Music Industry
While speaking with PEOPLE in a new interview, Keke Palmer promotes her new visual album ‘Big Boss,’ where she will speak on her journey in the music industry, including the good and bad — like her business setbacks and “countless” run-ins with sexual harassment.
Having spent more than two decades in the entertainment industry, Palmer — who has nailed the titles of actress, producer, director, singer, dancer, and more — first broke into the music industry when she signed to Atlantic Records when she was just 12-years-old — just shortly after she made her debut on the big screen, appearing in 2004’s ‘Barbershop 2: Back in Business.’
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In 2007, she would release her debut album ‘So Uncool.’ After that, she went through a couple ups and downs in the industry, dealing with false starts and a few more label deals with Interscope and Island Records. Then in 2018, she launched her own label, Big Bosses Entertainment, where she would continue to release music independently.
In late 2022, Palmer went on to launch her own digital platform, KeyTV, where she releases her own original content, and more. On her new streaming network, she will now share her new album ‘Big Boss,‘ accompanied with a film, that will mark her directorial debut.
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In Palmer’s upcoming film ‘Big Boss,’ viewers will see her talk about misogyny and how women feel coerced to sleep with men in order to collaborate, a notable claim in the #MeToo movement. Palmer will also revisit an uncomfortable situation she had a few years ago on the set of a Trey Songz music video, which led to her calling him out for “sexual intimidation.”
Speaking on the film, she says, “Those scenes are real. Those scenes are not actually inspired by that moment. Obviously, people know that moment and are aware of that scenario from when it happened and when I spoke about it. But that just goes to show, that was one of many moments where things go down in this industry.”
She adds, “Not always did I say something, but I said something in that particular situation because my likeness was being used, and I’m just a business person in that regard. But as far as being in an uncomfortable situation as a woman, where I’m either being sexually harassed, intimidated or just being made uncomfortable in a space that’s dominated mostly by men, those are very real people, and that’s a very real, accurate situation. And there are countless others.”
Palmer explains that she’s worked through these situations by “literally standing up” for herself. Palmer also speaks to how there is no solid #MeToo movement in the “crooked” music industry as there is in TV and Film.
She says, “It hasn’t happened in music, and it should. Bad sh*t happens in all industries, obviously, but specifically entertainment. We know bad things happen in all of them, but it’s almost like the acting world represents a union and the music industry represents non-union. It’s happening in the actor world but eventually, it’s going to come to a damn halt.”
She continues, “Somebody’s going to get called out. Something’s going to happen. At some point, we’re going to come to some kind of understanding. With music, it’s like everybody is being paid, and everybody’s a crooked cop. So, it seems like nothing will ever really come to a head.”
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