Raven-Symoné is sticking up for her wife. On May 2, Symoné took to TikTok to ask followers to stop bullying her wife, Miranda Pearman-Maday.
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Symoné Asks Followers To Stop With Hate Towards Wife
Pearman-Maday has faced criticism for admitting that she hadn’t been familiar with Symone’s work before meeting the former Disney child star.
“I’m here with Miranda, my wife, to tell you to stop it in the comments,” said the “That’s So Raven” star, 38.
“And stop with the death threats in her DMs. It is disrespectful to her and in turn, disrespectful to me. Stop it,” Symoné told her 5.6 million TikTok followers.
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Symoné’s Wife Wasn’t Familiar With Her Work Prior To Meeting
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The couple, who have been married since 2020, recently appeared on the podcast, “Bottoms Up With Fannita,” where they discussed the criticism Pearman-Maday has faced.
“The internet is mad at me for it. I did this TikTok video on the trend of like, ‘I’m Raven-Symoné’s wife, da da da. And the number of comments that people left saying, you think you can do that trend and you didn’t even watch the show one time—I’m like, how does that make sense, sir?'” according to ABC News.
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Pearman-Maday’s TikTok Sparked Backlash
Pearman-Maday is referencing a TikTok video she posted in January where she jumped on a trend of TikTokers stating who they are, and the obvious things they do because of it.
“I’m Raven-Symoné’s wife. Of course I drink everything out of a Disney champagne glass,” Pearman-Maday said in the video. “I’m Raven-Symoné’s wife. Of course people think I’m psychic too.”
Comments on that TikTok called Pearman-Maday out for not being a fan of Symoné’s as a child.
“You’re Raven-Symone’s wife, ofc you didn’t watch that’s so raven,” said one. “I thought you didn’t watch the show,” said another. “You’ve never even watched the show growing up,” wrote another.
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Couple Sets The Record Straight
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On the Bottoms Up podcast, Pearman-Maday tried to set the record straight.
“‘I think though, I was just watching something else at the time. I don’t know. I think I was also a little too old,’ she added, saying that her sister, who is five years younger than she is, used to watch the show and loved ‘That’s So Raven,’” reported ABC News.
In Symoné’s TikTok plea, Pearman-Maday jumped in and added, “It’s really become wild. I hope to clear the air right now in letting you all know that I never have once said that I did not know who Raven was. I only ever said that I did not grow up watching ‘That’s So Raven.’ I did not watch her as a child.”
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“But, since getting married and meeting her in 2015, I have seen the majority of her work. I have also been at a lot of this work. So I mean, backstage at ‘The View,’ ’25 Words or Less,’ the list goes on and on. I love ‘That’s So Raven.’ I think she should have won all the Emmys. I think my wife is endlessly talented. I support her beyond,” Pearman-Maday stated emphatically.
Symoné Defends Wife
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Pearman-Maday also spoke about how her wife is a real person behind the celebrity image.
“She also just isn’t Raven-Symoné to me. You guys must try and open your minds a little bit and understand that there’s more behind people that are celebrities. There is real life here. And that’s why we’re feeling inclined to address this because I am receiving so much hate for something that is really just a big spiral of Internet misinformation,” said the wife of the “Cheetah Girls” actress.
Symoné ended the video by issuing a warning to certain followers.
“And for all of the blue checks out there acting like trolls, that’s enough. Just thank you, no need.”
“Thank you, next,” Pearman-Maday said before the video ended.
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In the caption of the video, Symoné again asked for the threats against her wife to stop.
“Please stop with the death threats and miss information [sic] about @miranda v. pm. Its grown to a place that is completely disrespectful and out of control. Haters will hate and by all means, do you boo boo, HOWEVER do not spread lies and threaten my wife, marriage, or her character. I chose her and all of her… Stop,” she wrote.