{"id":510598,"date":"2022-11-16T04:36:09","date_gmt":"2022-11-16T01:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/raven-symone-claims-she-was-catfished-when-she-joined-the-view\/"},"modified":"2022-11-16T04:36:09","modified_gmt":"2022-11-16T01:36:09","slug":"raven-symone-claims-she-was-catfished-when-she-joined-the-view","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/raven-symone-claims-she-was-catfished-when-she-joined-the-view\/","title":{"rendered":"#Raven-Symon\u00e9 claims she was &#8216;catfished&#8217; when she joined &#8216;The View&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a26b82f6224c\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a26b82f6224c\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/raven-symone-claims-she-was-catfished-when-she-joined-the-view\/#%E2%80%9CRaven-Symone_claims_she_was_%E2%80%98catfished_when_she_joined_%E2%80%98The_View%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Raven-Symon\u00e9 claims she was &#8216;catfished&#8217; when she joined &#8216;The View&#8217;&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1>&#8220;Raven-Symon\u00e9 claims she was &#8216;catfished&#8217; when she joined &#8216;The View'&#8221;<\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Raven-Symon\u00e9 seems to be glad \u201cThe View\u201d is in her rear view.<\/p>\n<p>The former co-host, 36, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2016\/10\/27\/raven-symone-is-leaving-the-view\/?_gl=1*tu660n*_ga*MTI2MzkxODAwNi4xNjMzNTI3OTYx*_ga_0DZ7LHF5PZ*MTY2ODU1Mzg0Ni4xMTAuMS4xNjY4NTU1MzQwLjAuMC4w&amp;_ga=2.122396623.555319354.1668435989-1263918006.1633527961\">appeared on the ABC gabfest <\/a>from June 2015 to October 2016, sitting alongside Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Candace Cameron Bure, Michelle Collins and Paula Faris. <\/p>\n<p>In an interview with<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=z6bSu6rIVpA\"> Them<\/a> last week, Raven discussed the difficulties of doing live television, claiming she was \u201ccatfished\u201d by producers and would not sign on to co-host again. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirst of all, they told me this wasn\u2019t going to be politically oriented when they revamped it,\u201d she declared. \u201cSo, [I was] catfished for one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Not always comfortable expressing her political opinion, the \u201cThat\u2019s So Raven\u201d actress says she also refrained from frankly discussing her sexuality on the chat show. The star came out in 2013, but had resisted giving herself a definitive label. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/raven-symone-view-10.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"&quot;First of all, they told me this wasn't going to be politically oriented when they revamped it,&quot; the star declared. &quot;So, [I was] catfished for one.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-24666825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/raven-symone-view-10.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/raven-symone-view-10.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/raven-symone-view-10.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cFirst of all, they told me this wasn\u2019t going to be politically oriented when they revamped it,\u201d the star declared. \u201cSo, [I was] catfished for one.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Them<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/raven-symone-view-04.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24666827\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/raven-symone-view-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/raven-symone-view-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/raven-symone-view-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Raven is pictured with Jedediah Bila on the set of the show in 2016.  <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Disney <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Entertainment Con<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWhen I started [on the show], I pretended like I didn\u2019t even say anything. Like it wasn\u2019t a part of my identity,\u201d she told Them, referring to her coming out. \u201cI went right back to that other person. I\u2019m used to hiding. I\u2019m used to hiding myself. So it was easy to hide in plain view.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Raven said she was inspired to do the show because she wanted to show the public that she was an adult with a \u201cbrain\u201d after years spent pigeonholed as a Disney child star.<\/p>\n<p>She added that moderator Whoopi Goldberg was also a huge reason she signed onto the top-rated program. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Raven-Symon\u00e9 Breaks Down Her Queer Journey, That&#039;s So Raven, Cheetah Girls Secrets &amp; More | Them\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z6bSu6rIVpA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>But the star quickly made headlines for some of her <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/raven-symone-the-view-south-carolina-deputy-ben-fields-desk-flip-fired-high-school-abc\/\">controversial on-air comments<\/a>, with<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/nbcblk\/thousands-sign-petition-fire-raven-symone-view-n454626\"> 138,000 people eventually signing a petition to have her fired. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI apologized multiple times for the things that came out of my mouth, and I still am learning from them, but I did grow up,\u201d she conceded. <\/p>\n<p>Raven eventually left the show on her own terms, and while she doesn\u2019t regret the gig and learned \u201cnew skills,\u201d she says she won\u2019t be returning. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/raven-symone-view-05.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Raven is seen on &quot;The View&quot; with Sara Haines in August 2016, just months before her departure. \" class=\"wp-image-24666826\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/raven-symone-view-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/raven-symone-view-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/raven-symone-view-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Raven is seen on \u201cThe View\u201d with Sara Haines in August 2016, just two months before her departure. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Disney General Entertainment Con<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWould I do it again? 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