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Gabourey Sidibe and Raven-Symoné Discuss Past Tension on Podcast
Gabourey Sidibe raised past tension with Raven-Symoné on an episode of the Tea Time podcast.
Sidibe said Raven had seemed to dislike her during a brief period when they worked together.
She also said she had heard that Raven asked people not to be friends with her, but the podcast did not identify those people.
Raven said she had felt jealous after Sidibe found success with the 2009 film Precious, which won an Oscar.
Raven also said she had once felt guarded and would have preferred not to have Sidibe around her.
The exchange revisited their strained relationship, while Raven’s wife, Miranda Pearman-Maday, said Raven could seem cold but would not secretly tell others to avoid someone.
The conversation touched on their possible connection through the TV series Empire, but no further steps were announced.
Gabourey Sidibe raised past tension with Raven-Symoné during an episode of the Tea Time podcast.
Sidibe said she felt Raven treated her as if she did not like her and that she had heard Raven asked people not to be friends with her.
Raven said she would tell people not to bring Sidibe around her, and acknowledged having had “a lot of chips on my shoulders.”
Raven’s wife, Miranda Pearman-Maday, said Raven could seem cold or distant but would not go behind someone’s back to tell others not to be friends with someone.
Raven said she had felt jealous of Sidibe after Sidibe found success with the 2009 film Precious.
- Who
- Gabourey Sidibe and Raven-Symoné discussed their past tension. Raven’s wife, Miranda Pearman-Maday, also joined the conversation.
- What
- Sidibe described feeling disliked and said she had heard Raven asked people not to be friends with her. Raven responded that she would tell people not to bring Sidibe around her.
- When
- During a new episode of the Tea Time podcast, published November 7, 2026.
- Where
- On the Tea Time podcast.
- Why
- Sidibe raised how she felt slighted while they worked together briefly years ago. Raven said she had been jealous of Sidibe’s success with Precious.
Gabourey Sidibe
Raven-Symoné
Whether Raven tried to discourage friendships
Gabourey Sidibe
Sidibe said she was told Raven had asked some people not to be friends with her.
Raven-Symoné
Raven said she would say, “Don’t bring her around me.
How Raven regarded Sidibe
Gabourey Sidibe
Sidibe said Raven treated her as if she did not like her.
Raven-Symoné
Raven said she had “a lot of chips on my shoulders” and acknowledged feeling jealous of Sidibe’s success.
Sidibe found success with the Oscar-winning film Precious.
Sidibe and Raven-Symoné worked together briefly.
Just Jared published an account of their discussion on a new episode of the Tea Time podcast.
- Podcast
- Tea Time
- Published
- November 7, 2026
- Film
- Precious
- Film success
- Sidibe found success with Precious in 2009
- Additional participant
- Miranda Pearman-Maday, Raven-Symoné’s wife
What people are saying
Girl, I didn’t think you liked me.
I was told that you made some people promise to not be friends with me.
What I would say is like, ‘Don’t bring her around me
She doesn’t have that much energy to give to someone else or something else