When Your Own Fans Hate You

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Looks like Raven Symone's biggest fan is OVAH her! The keeper of her biggest fan site, Raven-Symone.org, has called it quits.

And the actress/singer is to blame!

Here are his parting words:

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The time has come for me to personally close the site. We were at the top of our game and I cannot be more happy with the way the site had gone. The members were all so loyal. However I made the decision to close the site based on this past year. This was supposed to be the best year for Raven professionally and she wasted it! The movie did great, she promoted I couldn't have been happier, I got to meet her and even though she was very standoffish it completed my goal of wanting to meet her.

The whole album deal just infuriates me! She had a great album and she refused to do anything with it. She ended up selling only 4,400 copies!!!! That is a huge flop. She did zero promotion and didn't acknowledge it on her OWN official website which showed little to no care for this album which is sad. What just did it for me was her management team, we were told we would get an interview for the website 4 months ago… then it comes time for it and they decide we don't need it. Cause raven is so busy right? All the promotion we did online for years was nothing but free promotion for them. I am done supporting someone who just doesn't care about her projects. I wish all the fans well and as for me, I have finally moved on…
derrick@raven-symone.org

We have a box of Krispy Kreme available for Raven, if she's looking to stuff her sorrows away!

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    Posted: May 28, 2008 at 6:00 pm / Email this  »

    187 comments to “When Your Own Fans Hate You”

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    1. tre says – reply to this


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      is she popular enough to have a dive attitude…i aint heard about this chick in years

    2. someon says – reply to this


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      umm yall really shouldn't be bashing..

      i'm a member on the forum and actually is a staff member on dere..

      yall really need a life and you really need one Perez..

    3. COOKIE says – reply to this


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      SHE DOESNT HAVE TO.. SHE'S WORTH LIKE 400 MILSHE DOESNT HAVE TO.. SHE'S WORTH LIKE 400 MILSHE DOESNT HAVE TO.. SHE'S WORTH LIKE 400 MILSHE DOESNT HAVE TO.. SHE'S WORTH LIKE 400 MILSHE DOESNT HAVE TO.. SHE'S WORTH LIKE 400 MILSHE DOESNT HAVE TO.. SHE'S WORTH LIKE 400 MILSHE DOESNT HAVE TO.. SHE'S WORTH LIKE 400

    4. SanD says – reply to this


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      Honestly, one of the best shows on t.v. What a shame. I did not know she was like that. It sounded like a very professional website. Cudos to Derrick but too bad.

    5. Kathle says – reply to this


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      Raven is a role model to women everywhere; like Nikki Blonsky, she defies the belief that all people that work in Hollywood are stick-thin and healthy. You CAN be healthy and have a curvaceous figure, too.

    6. haw says – reply to this


      106

      eewww fatoooy

    7. Raven says – reply to this


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      Re: Janet – Stay out of Raven's private areas. You are not welcome to go there. Who's ever done a website for you? B I T c H AZZ.



    8. 108

      Wow - I don't know how celebrities (or ppl who think they are famous) can act like that….Have a little respect for your fans. You can't take an hour or so of your time to give your biggest fan an interview…what a bitch!!!!

    9. Chris says – reply to this


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      I WAS ONE OF THE 4,400 WHO BOUGHT THE ALBUM. AND ITS TRUE, IT IS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE. JUST AS CATCHY AS MILEY CYRUS, BUT BETTER PRODUCTION VALUE AND MUCH MUCH MORE TO LISTEN TO. If she promoted it properly i have no doubt it could have gone platinum.

      GO ON YOUTUBE AND LISTEN TO "SHORTS LIKE ME" AND "STUPID", they're fucking hot tracks

    10. PRGUY says – reply to this


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      Ironically, Derrick gave Raven the most amount of publicity she has had all year.



    11. 111

      ONCE AGAIN THEIRS PEREZ TALKING ABOUT IF SHE NEEDS KRISPY KREME SHE'LL CALL PEREZ, 2ND RAVEN IS WORTH 400 MILLION DOLLARS SO I DON'T THINK SHE CARE.STOP HATING FOR A CHANGE IF SHE DON'T GET WHITE HOLLYWOOD APPROVAL,SHE STILL GETS LOVE FROM ME AND BESIDES SHE STILL MAKES MONEY FROM THE COSBY SHOW RERUNS SO DON'T HATE ON TALENT SHOW GREAT.AND FOR ONE DAY CAN THE PEOPLE OF PEREZ BLOG ONE DAY NOT SAY A RACIST COMMENT FOR ONE DAY….:)

    12. Brenda says – reply to this


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      Wow, you're obssesion and total interest in her is almost scary but then I remember that you have no life of your own and live through someone that you met once. That is pathetic, you are pathetic. Get a life, stop living Raven's.

    13. Brenda says – reply to this


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      Oh, and Perez, speaking of Krispy Kreme, I have a box here for your fat ass if you ever need to eat away your self pity. Don't worry, you could use the fat, if you want to end up looking like a tire. You can't make fat jokes if you're the lard factory; go dye yor hair vomit colour so when I puke on you it will blend in.

    14. nognog says – reply to this


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      hi derrick,

      let's start a new website. i could do designs and scripting. (free) just for fun.
      my email is miko_stead@yahoo.com

      raven sure have a valid explanation. my niece and nephews loves the show rather than sports. hmmm.

    15. Lo. says – reply to this


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      Well…that would explain why she's headlining the Disney Mania tour this summer in Wildwood, NJ. She has no career. Does anyone even care about her anymore? Last year, she took off her weave and threw it into the crowd during the concert. Real classy :/

    16. in res says – reply to this


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      Re: RAVEN
      Why resort to using the word "fat" or "nig"? She does not owe anyone anything. It is really stupid to resort to those words while hiding behind a computer. I bet you would never say that in front of a real person because you are a coward

    17. spike says – reply to this


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      only 1 box for that nig pig

    18. sdd says – reply to this


      118

      Shes 2 young to be this fat… she should lose couple of pounds just 4 health reasons…

    19. Kate says – reply to this


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      I support Derrick on this decision. Shame his efforts were wasted on someone who didn't care.

    20. me says – reply to this


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      who is this? shes fat! kids these days are getting soooo obese!

    21. Cassie says – reply to this


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      It sounds like this "Derrick" is a nut-job…she's better off without his "help"… :)

    22. Missou says – reply to this


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      Maybe Papi should get a life.



    23. 123

      Ha! Good for her. the fan, I mean.

    24. bre says – reply to this


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      I've always loved raven and actually still watch thats so raven when i get at chance. i dunno its kinda funny to hear this because i thought that she should have stayed with the cheetah girls because apperently they have done well with keeping themselves in the disney spotlight…maybe she will get it together…hopefully

    25. j says – reply to this


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      srry but this idiot doesn't know what hes talking about. The lack of promotion had less to do with Raven and more to do with Disney. This was basically Disney taking the easy way out since Raven isn't a teen anymore they wanna focus their investments elsewhere *cough Miley cough*…sad but thats showbusiness

    26. BLACK says – reply to this


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      I LOVE YOUR RAVEN
      YOU'RE A LOVELY YOUNG LADY
      THE NEXT TIME THAT YOU WEAR
      A SHEAR BLACK TOP
      MAKE SURE THAT YOU
      WEAR A BLACK BRA

    27. jasmin says – reply to this


      127

      Perez why didn't u put a smiley face on her boobies?



    28. 128

      wow, don't much care for raven and still especially after this. doesnt everyone feel really bad for this fan??



    29. 129

      Honestly, I don't think that she cares about her fans, the website and anything else. Her fans have served their purpose. So what her CD sold 4400 copies. She makes 400 million a year off of her fans.

    30. queen says – reply to this


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      That guy is a crybaby! She didn't do what HE wanted…boo hoo! Get a life DORK!!

    31. kasser says – reply to this


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      ewwww! Raven is so gross. Ugly, overweight and a bad actress. What do you all see in her? I am so sick of people making celebrities deitys just because they're unattractive. You know who you are.

    32. jeeenn says – reply to this


      132

      screw raven…she is NOT cuuute

    33. Jon says – reply to this


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      Her stylist should be fired!! If she even has one, who let her hit that red carpet with a white bra on under her dress.. Not to be too harsh but Not so Raven has the dreaded cankle its an epidemic I tell you.. Future Jenny Craig Girl

    34. Mel says – reply to this


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      Derrick sounds like a nutjob.
      Raven's number one fan and then dissing her totally in a very public way.
      And Derrick criticizes Raven for being standoffish?
      So she was polite but not an instant-best friend? No kidding. She is a star and Derrick, no offense intended, but you could use more visits with your psychotherapist. Time to work out why you want to put your idol on a pedestal and then bring them down when they disappoint you.

    35. Effrin says – reply to this


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      I remember her doing some press for Cheetah Girls, and at the time my little cousin was really into their music, and had posters galore of them. Well, Disney Orlando had a meet and greet, promoting the second movie, and I got stuck taking her. Long story short, we waited in rain, it wasn't that bad it was sprinkling a bit, and so all the other girls were real nice, but when I tried to do a pic with all of them, I tried to get ravens attention, and she actually got pissed cause I was using a cheap Camera and said I don't wanna take my pic with that cheapy camera. The other girls were nice and did it anyway, they just looked at her funny as we walked off. Atleast all 4 signed the autograph.

    36. FAT UG says – reply to this


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      RAVEN IS NOT WORTH $400 MIL! THATS JUST HOW MUCH HER SHOW/MERCHANDISE/APPARELL GROSSED 4 DISNEY!! ITS NOT SURPRISING THO…RAVEN IS CUTE AND SO WAS HER SHOW HOWEVER I ALWAYS THOUGHT SHE CAME OFF AS FAKE!

    37. alexan says – reply to this


      137

      shes fat…

    38. benny says – reply to this


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      yes Perez had a box full of Krispy Kreme but he had a good 5 minute drive home so yeah, theres umm some crumbs, well you can lick the box, umm nevermind, maybe eat the cardboard.

    39. Love h says – reply to this


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      She's awesome. That fan site person is just a creepy weirdo.

    40. venus says – reply to this


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      This is crap. Raven is the nicest person I have ever met. Guess when you can no longer get your 15 minutes from someone you turn on them.
      RAVEN LOVES AND RESPECTS ALL OF HER FANS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
      You know there's a back story to this "fan site" person. He's probably a closet stalker. Sounds like he got pissed off over an interview he was probably never even promised. IF he knew anything about Raven he would know she is one of the hardest working people in the business and has very little control over the promotion of albums or movies. Companies promote and set up appearance for celebs and if they are not set up, she can't make them set them up. Does anyone really believe that she wanted her album to fail. DUH.
      Raven is one of the most positive role models for kids out there and shame on this person for spreading what seem to be obvious lies about her. Stop judging people that you don't know.

    41. Ditto says – reply to this


      141

      Has beens with standofish attitudes losing fans all over the place:
      www.jaredmartin.bravehost.com for what this asshole hasbeen put his last fan thru!

    42. Kiki says – reply to this


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      You can't be a ROLE MODEL and a BITCH at the same time!

    43. Rash M says – reply to this


      143

      One who does not love their
      fans deserves none. Rash Manly

    44. suppor says – reply to this


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      You do realize that the artist doesn't have control over what's done with an album. It's all her label. YES if you listen, her album is really good. It's an amazing effort from a Disney run artist. Raven probably didn't have any say on what the LABEL did with her album. I will say that out of all the Disney machine run puppets, Raven will be the only one that we'll see successful projects from in the next 20-30 years.

    45. dr5rd5 says – reply to this


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      Good! Now, Derrick can go back to his life of ass munching dudes. Mahvelous!

    46. addie says – reply to this


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      She is living her life the way she wants to live her life. Her fr00tcake stalker has no right to tell her how to live it or expect her to live it in his way. What a NUT JOB!!!!

    47. Sho says – reply to this


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      I saw her on Chelsey Latley and she was an absolute Biatch****

      I lost what little respect I already had for her she is Fake Fake Fake!

      She comes of as snide, and has an over inflated image of herself!

      Poof- be gone

    48. Yuri says – reply to this


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      the funniest thing is that perez like to made jokes about her body but it's a big white whale. i understand why he acts do be acid when he's really a stupid douche. BIG FAT FAG!

    49. Exyank says – reply to this


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      Wait, who is she again?

    50. Encycl says – reply to this


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      I met her once in Vegas. She's such an unwarranted diva! No one cares about her! Bye bye!

    51. setlas says – reply to this


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      that is a DAMN shame. her album might have been the next Sergeant Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band if only they stuck more ads in Teen Vogue and In Touch. um… ok.

    52. fistme says – reply to this


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      bitch has some big ol titties

    53. Cheesy says – reply to this


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      He sounds like a big nut job! Get a life you loser. Sounds like a Mark Chapman in the making.

    54. Snooty says – reply to this


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      I was a bit disappointed when I met her- she was SO SMUG and condescending. In interviews she always smiling and so very mature and business-like…then you meet her and she's Narcissus Von *itchen-snide! Like she really can't be bothered because she's 'Raven'. Too old for Disney too young to have an adult listening base. She seems to think being Raven is enough- how can you be a fan of…well, what is she doing?

    55. Empty says – reply to this


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      Perez…all you have is a box FROM Krispy-Kreme…she ate them jokers while you weren't watching!

    56. Cos says – reply to this


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      Oh please- the only value this chick adds to society- the only reason she exists for ANY reason- is to drop her top and let me suckle those plump mams…. C'mere baby……….

    57. _LA_ says – reply to this


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      ..shes ugly..shes fat…the name "raven" suits her well..because her
      bitchass looks like a dam bird…and her fuckin singing career? i saw her
      on "CHELSEA LATELY" (awesomest show btw) and she jus disgusted me..
      a big ass..extra extra extra extra large 25 yr old putting on a slumber party
      show acting as if shes still 15?…uuuh c'mon now? get a real career stop playin
      teenagers..FAT teenagers…

    58. gracie says – reply to this


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      Re: Dexter
      duuude get the fuck out of here!
      if you dont like it then why you lookin
      at it???you fucken stupid ass nerd
      dickhead jajajaja you gotta do
      something better then that!!!
      you fucken stupid ass bitch!!!
      you fucken dweeb

    59. califo says – reply to this


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      That's horrible that she did that to her fans. She sounds like a chubby diva.

    60. eliz says – reply to this


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      why isn't she wearing a black bra?

      hello!
      we can totally tell!

    61. Casey says – reply to this


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      Maybe her CD sold 4,400 copies becuase it was the worst music on the Planet. I hope this fan club leader is like 10 years old, if not yikes.

    62. Jessic says – reply to this


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      You need to knock off all the chub comment. She's beautiful.

    63. vadi says – reply to this


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      wow, I'm a little more concerned about this derek character…

    64. Emma says – reply to this


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      She's not exactly fat, so the people who say that should shut up. Just because she's not size 0. Either way, don't hate her cause she's "fat", hate her because of what she does… Why are people so obsessed with weight ALL THE TIME?



    65. 165

      Sounds like a devoted fan who just had enough. Poor guy. Raven could be so much then she is but it doesn't seem like she wants it.

    66. MB says – reply to this


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      Ya know! Maybe she is jus wore out, or maybe she didn't like the album herself. Raven shouldn't have to look to a fan page to see if she is doing things right or wrong. Someone is butt hurt, get over it!

      This is the reason people should not idolize other people! Geez!

    67. Alice says – reply to this


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      Thats so Raven.
      More like Fatso Raven!

    68. Anare says – reply to this


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      I cannot believe how many of you are willing to jump all over Raven based on what some goof on a fan web site says about her. He needs to get out of his basement and get a life. Raven has been acting for a long time, and while I am no big fan of hers, I think she is a decent comic actress and she looks just fine. I am certain that Raven’s diva attitude, flopped CD and pissy stalker/fan are not going to send her to the poor farm or cultural oblivion.

    69. fuck t says – reply to this


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      What kind of LOSER would spend so much time and energy on a fan site for HER? Honestly, what a dumbass xD

    70. Toni says – reply to this


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      Re: gina

      My sentiments exactly.

    71. BriGuy says – reply to this


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      Too bad this guy doesn't have a YouTube account. This would look alot better on video!

    72. Sam fr says – reply to this


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      Who is Raven?

    73. yolond says – reply to this


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      first of all you do not even know what you are talking about. you have no right to hate on raven when she has more money in the bank then you will ever have. just because you know you will never be as successful as you will ever be doesnt mean you have to hate. its really pathetic and it makes you very ugly to bash on somebody like this. get a life loser. and if bashing people is right then you need a serious attitude check. raven symone is a strong beautiful black woman and to say that about her is just really really pathetic on so many levels its people like you who make the world so, so sad.

    74. asdfa says – reply to this


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      Re: david

      I'm sure Miley Cyrus will be worth triple what Raven is worth when she's Raven's age. Because unlike Raven, Miley Cyrus has proved that she can do well outside of Hannah Montana.

    75. caniju says – reply to this


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      never in a million years have i ever posted, but i have to on this one. i worked with raven as a makeup artist for a few years, as well as many other celebrities, and she is the only one i've seen who truly appreciates her fans at a deeper level than normal. it's sad to see that you experienced this, because i really have grown to respect her as a consummate professional in every aspect.

    76. Girl U says – reply to this


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      uhm, so some looney fan site owner threw a fit because the object of her idolization didn't want to cozy up to her? big whoop. it's none of her business what this raven chick decides to promote or focus on.

    77. wtf pe says – reply to this


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      shut up perez
      your fat too!!!!!!

    78. Lori says – reply to this


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      Ridiculous! Why does she own this "fan" who made his own website ANYTHING? She's beautiful, talanted, and if she doesn't promote her album, maybe she wasn't happy with it and didn't want to ask people to buy it? Not hard to figure out.

    79. SALLY says – reply to this


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      THIS B*TCH IS STILL FAT AND ANNOYING AS HELL!!!

    80. chels says – reply to this


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      oh shit this is really bad. I love her, and this little blog is really going to hurt her, that sucks!

    81. Sarah says – reply to this


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      dude seriously shes so talented but she not doing ANYTHING.
      or maybe the press just got bored with her…?



    82. 182

      well that sucks for her !!!!

    83. LaLa says – reply to this


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      Be careful when making fun it wasnt too long ago that perez was eating them donutstoo

    84. Moniqu says – reply to this


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      OMG… No she didnt!
      I liked her so much better on the Cosby show! lmao..
      No, I actually liked to watch her show with my niece and I didnt think she was stuck up till I seen her on the Chelsey Handler show on E!.
      SHe was acting really stuck up and kinda nasty on the show. Even though we all know Chelsea can go overborad on things but Raven wasnt friendly at all she didnt show her professionalism at all, she was just really nasty and rude basically.
      Raven better get her shit together cause people like her for all the good reasons and shes letting her fans down by acting like that. And if she fucks up her career, shes shit without her fans!

    85. Toya says – reply to this


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      I agree with derrick i mean she said on the morning show that the album means alot to her but why isn't she trying to promote her album?people say becuase she has family issues going on right now and people say dhe is too busy to even promote it.I still her fan but if she want to be known than she has to step up to the plate.im not hating on her and im not mad at her but i know her fans mean alot to her but if she really cares why not do something about it.Her album is terrific and it can be better with a promotion.

    86. joseph says – reply to this


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      okay first of all, perez hilton is a NOBODY what the fuck are you all talking about. Its not that Raven doesnt care, she really does care but her MANAGMENT isnt working right. its not ravens fault. perez hilton is just sitting behind his computer making up bullshit. perez go back from where you came you fucking asswhole.

    87. Nanc says – reply to this


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      what is wrong with you people? why are calling Raven Names, and picking on her, she never did anything to anyof you, Raven Symone is great, she is very beautiful, all the things you are saying about her are not true, I love her new Cd, and her new movie is great, if you can't say anything nice about her then i suggest you stay off the internet, Raven has more class then any of you who put her down, I will always be Raven's fan, you all should be proud to be her fans, instead of putting her down, Nancy p.s I don't hate Raven,

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