Anneliese van der Pol Responds To Rumors Of Orlando Brown & Raven-Symoné's Alleged Kid
By Kelly Coffey-Behrens on May 4, 2024 at 12:15 PM EDT
A recent interview with Orlando Brown has gone viral. In it, he claims he and his former Disney Channel co-star Raven-Symoné had a child together.
More recently, another 'That's So Raven' co-star is speaking out about those rumors, sending fans into a spiral.
'That's So Raven' Star Orlando Brown Claims He Has A Child With Raven-Symoné
In an interview with Cam Capone News, released on April 8, Brown made a wild allegation that he is the father of a child he shares with Raven-Symoné.
"You know, I have a baby with Raven, nobody knows that," he claimed. Some of the conversation is hard to piece together, but he mentions a man "paying him nibbles to act like I could tell him when I don't tell you [the reporter]."
He then went on to call his so-called baby mama "so dope" before breaking out into a song, singing the wrong lyrics, "Nobody loves me like you love me."
Orlando Brown Calls Raven-Symoné 'Omina'
Brown continued to talk about his co-star, calling her "Omina" and not Raven.
"Omina is a cool person, you guys know her as Raven-Symoné. I got a baby, his name is Hunter, that's how you can describe that," he told the reporter.
Brown was asked why he kept the child a secret all of this time, to which he went into another tangent, claiming he was "put into a situation." He also claimed Symoné first had a child with someone named "Nate Dog," and Brown "came second."
"So it's not like it's some rich dude chasing a baby mama or something like that," he said in the now-viral interview.
The interview clip has made its rounds on TikTok. Now, Anneliese van der Pol is addressing those claims.
Anneliese van der Pol Addresses Wild Allegations Made By Orlando Brown
Weeks following the claims made by Brown, his former co-star Anneliese van der Pol has broken her silence and put these rumors to rest.
In a TikTok video responding to a comment that read, "It's ok girl, I know the tea. Orlando Brown has a kid with Raven," Anneliese van der Pol is seen sitting on a bed, wearing a Coca-Cola shirt and taking a sip of an unknown beverage.
She then lips the words to a popular TikTok sound -- "What the f-ck are you talking about?"
Fans Go Wild Over Anneliese van der Pol's TikTok Video
The video has gained 176k likes, nearly 1,300 comments, and over 3,600 re-shares. "The fact that you even responded to this comment is crazy girl," one user wrote.
Another fan claims they remember that "Raven was pregnant" during the 2000s, and then "suddenly her child disappeared."
"I definitely remember her being pregnant because that's why I was shocked when she came out," another user commented.
Meanwhile, one TikTok a user claimed, "Look.. idk about y'all.. but to me, the tea is that ALL 3 dated each other at some point & I vote Anneliese was Raven's first kiss with a girl! IDC, THEY DEFINITELY HAD A ONE-TIME THING!"
Another couldn't help but point out the caption of the video. "WHY THE CAPTION SAY HOW DID YOU KNOW!?!??" they asked.
Orlando Brown's Troubling Past
While fans may never know the truth behind Orlando Brown's claims, they do know he has had a troubling past, including various run-ins with the police.
In 2022, The Blast reported that the 36-year-old actor was arrested for domestic violence in Ohio. Per our previous report, the Lima Police Department said a call was received about a fight heard, and when the police arrived at the scene, they witnessed an incident between the former 'That's So Raven' star and either a family member or someone else who was living in the home.
He was arrested for misdemeanor domestic violence. His online booking record stated, "Domestic violence - cause belief of imminent physical harm by threat of force."
Additionally, in 2018, Brown was arrested in Las Vegas for narcotics possession after cops witnessed him go in and out of a motel, which was located in a high drug and prostitution area.