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Skai Jackson: Disney Star Arrested For Domestic Battery After Public Scuffle With Boyfriend

BY Nii Ogbamey Tetteh August 13, 2024 9:44 PM EDT
Skai Jackson
Source: Instagram.com/@skaijackson

Skai Jackson, a former Disney Channel sitcom star, is in trouble with the law. The 22-year-old was reportedly arrested following a public fight with her boyfriend

Sources close to the incident said officials were called to Universal CityWalk after security spotted the child star and her boyfriend getting into a scuffle, in which she allegedly pushed her partner “multiple times.”

The couple were said to be subsequently detained after police arrived, but they denied that they were getting physical.

However, police later arrested Jackson for “misdemeanor domestic battery” after they reviewed video footage and saw that the actress pushed her boyfriend.

The case was expected to be reviewed by authorities to determine if it would warrant charges. Skai, who was released hours later, also revealed that they were both “happily engaged and expecting a baby together.”

Nonetheless, she has been silent about her relationship, not disclosing the identity of her partner. Her followers have managed to make some calculated guesses about the male partner, all the same.

The American actress is best known for her role in the Disney Channel sitcom Jessie from 2011 to 2015, and a follow-up series called Bunk’d from 2015 to 2018.

She appeared on Time Magazine’s list of the “Most Influential Teens” in 2016, and was nominated for Best Influencer at the Shorty Awards in 2017.

Jackson began acting as a child with the independent film Liberty Kid in 2007 and was featured in productions such as The Rebound in 2009, The Smurfs in 2011, and others.

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