That's So TRAGIC: Raven Symone's VERY Public Downfall | Deep Dive

In this episode of Chaotic Web, Jake is diving deep into the career of one of the most famous child stars in the world... Raven Symoné. From her early beginnings on the Cosby Show to her 2 decades long Disney career, no stone will be left unturned.

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[rhonnichan]

The way Raven put on for little black girls during the Disney era will always be legendary
We seen so much of ourselves in Raven and she's still such a huge influence to this day

[tiffanykim]

There's never really a downfall for some of these people, there's just life and the fact that no one can stay at the top forever and ever.

[TheKeKe]

"I refuse to associate myself with you right now." Damn. 💀 I gotta use that one. 😂

[jayrossxo]

Man, her parents groomed her and treated her as a cash cow. She was completely dissociated majority of her life, which is scary honestly.

She definitely is a icon and paved the way in so many different ways but, her back story is harsh.

[nitaboo]

Seems like Raven parents put her to work fresh out the womb 😐

[dionneking]

Disney never pushed her albums the way they did Hillary and others

[africanqueen]

On Raven's Podcast she said that she has no sense of time because she grew up her whole life inside of a studio basically in a box so time doesn't exist to her. She doesn't know day from night. When KeKe Palmer asked her how would she compare her life to a normal child's life? She said that she can't compare her life to anyone else's because she has nothing to compare to all she knows is acting. I felt sorry for her when she said that because we didn't know what she was going through all we knew was that she was on tv. Her parents chose her life before she could have a choice.

[Luvsinging]

5 years old thinking “suck it up let’s do it” is depressing. She is def the queen of Disney but she deserved to be a child 😢

[phillinsogood]

Crazy how she was bullied for her weight when majority of kids & teens who watched the show didn’t care about that. We all watched because she was entertaining & hilarious.

The media was so cruel towards plus sized woman back then especially plus sized black woman.

[Dominique]

I wonder what Raven's relationship with her parents is? Because from the outside it looks like they were more interested in their daughter as business than as their child.

[mindy]

I'm not sure there is any "downfall " to this woman. She seems to conquer every single avenue she has explored imo.

[sarahtiegan]

Raven is a good example of a black lgbtq woman who they won’t listen to because she isn’t saying what they want her to say. She literally said she doesn’t know if her family came from Africa and Oprah says “you know you’ll get flack for that”. That’s insane.

[thebigloc]

I don't like the title, it seems too click bait. Raven never had a downfall she was used by her parents, Disney. She was and is a queen and is so successful.

[Gjigfvniyf]

This is a hard watch, it’s clear from the beginning she was trained to think her purpose in life was to work and make money. It reminds me a lot of drew Barrymores story

[krr]

Raven born a star and doesn't go unnoticed. Either you love her or you hate her. She steals the scene wherever she goes. That's why she was so hated among the Cheetah girls because she totally overshadowed the other girls. They couldn't handle Raven's brilliance. Without Raven and her star quality, they failed and were kicked out by Disney. She is a great actress, has a great voice, is a director, producer, voice actor and designer. A complete artist. Criminally talented. An inspiration to millions of girls over decades and nothing will change that. The original IT girl. Love or hate.

[urvbe]

I wanna see a deep dive into Demi lovato next 🔥

[novalove]

The plastic surgery before 18! I'm really surprised Raven hasn't lost her shit with everything she went through.

[lToxxiil]

Raven wasnt even fat is what kills me.

[LifestylewithAbby]

Let's be honest, she's one of the most functional Disney stars we know. There's no downfall. She's still booked, she's still in a financially healthy position, she's still in a good space with family, she has a long-term relationship that's now a marriage. The only thing that's different is her sexuality and we learned her political and cultural beliefs through daytime tv. Y'all think you know celebrities just because you see them on tv and magazines a lot. We don't, Raven has been the same for many years including her sexuality. One of the reasons she quit Cheetah Girls was because a group member threatened to out her, so that means she's been a lesbian for over a decade. Downfall where? It's called outgrowing your kiddie image and she did it quite well.

[DaddyOfTheSugarVariety]

I would never put my child to work like that. If they're 18 and want to pursue an acting career, I might consider it.