Days after a resurfaced podcast clip rocked the internet, Raven-Symoné remains a trending topic. The Disney icon landed in the internet’s hot seat after appearing to question the race of her ‘That’s So Raven’ character, Raven Baxter. The actress and her wife, Miranda Maday, have yet to address the viral video. However, the featured guest on it, Kalen Allen, claimed to be receiving death threats. Now, another voice, former Miss Teen USA contestant Gloria Almonte, has entered the chat, recalling a comment 15-year-old Raven-Symoné made to her 25 years ago.
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Why Is Raven-Symoné Trending This Week?
Back in April, Kalen Allen appeared on Raven-Symoné and Miranda Maday’s ‘Tea Time.’ At one point, they discussed Raven’s Blackness, the Disney show ‘That’s So Raven’ and the character Raven Baxter. The viral clip starts with Raven explaining that her Blackness “can look so many different ways.” Kalen Allen then chimes in. He says Raven-Symoné was set up because “Raven Baxter was so f**king Black…” However, Raven replied, “Was she Black?” Also, she challenged him to take the color out of the show and listen to the words. Some of the reactions to the clip include fans recounting why Raven Baxter was definitely Black in the show.
Gloria Almonte Shares Past Interaction With Raven
Amid the Raven Baxter debate, Gloria Almonte shared a story about 15-year-old Raven-Symoné that also went viral. Three days ago, on Threads, the former Miss Teen USA contestant claimed to have spoken to Raven at the pageant on August 22, 2001. At the time, Rae would’ve been about 15 years old and Almonte claimed she was one of the celebrity judges. Almonte recalled how Raven allegedly spoke of the winner, Miss Missouri.
“At the coronation party she was all over me saying how she didn’t vote for the Black girl (Miss Missouri the winner) she voted for me! And, her little brother loved me and wanted pics with me. In that moment, my mind reeling from being on live TV and losing my dream and all the people, interviews, etc. Her comment just flew over my head and I didn’t think anything of it.”
Gloria added that she didn’t overthink it at the time due to the intensity of the pageant itself. However, she seemed to call out Raven’s choice of words, adding that she’s Puerto Rican. “What is wrong with this woman,” she wrote.
Former Contestant Explains Why She Shared Story About Raven-Symoné
In follow-up posts on Threads, the former Miss Teen USA clarified her intentions behind sharing her story about Raven-Symoné. She denied seeking attention or having an agenda. Also, she denied her experience as proof of anything regarding the actress.
“Let me clarify something, because apparently this needs to be said. I did not bring up an experience from 25 years ago because I have an “agenda,” because I’m looking for attention, or because I have some ulterior motive involving Raven-Symoné. I genuinely had no reason to revisit this particular memory until I heard her recent comments and something immediately clicked for me. 25 years ago, when I was competing in Miss Teen USA, Raven made a comment to me that I have remembered all these years,” Gloria Almonte wrote.
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