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As if 2020 didn’t have enough problems, now The Cheetah Girls seem to be in a feud!

Kiely Williams, a former member of the Cheetah Girls, had a lot to get off her chest last week. On her Instagram Live, Kiely spoke about the other members of the group, specifically Raven Symone and Adrienne Bailon.

Kiely said her friendship with Adrienne was fake, letting us all know the two are not on good terms. As you know these two go wayyyy back to 3LW days so the beef here is long-standing.

Kiely let it be known that she and Adrienne are not friends and in fact, they never were friends. When asked by a fan if she would be a guest on The Real where Adrienne is a co-host, Kiely said, “I don’t think Adrienne wants to have live TV with me.”

“It’s like…you were either lying then or you’re lying now. You either were my best friend and now you’re not claiming me, or you were pretending to be my best friend and now you’re telling the truth. So that’s why I don’t think that’s going to happen.”

But Kiely didn’t stop there.

She had some words for Raven Symone after a video resurfaced showing Raven talking on The View about a former incident on the set of Cheetah Girls 2 that almost lead to her arrest. Symone didn’t specify which member it was, but fans speculated that it was Williams. Rumors also surfaced saying that the incident involved Kiely reportedly wanting to out Raven, who revealed back in 2016 that she was a lesbian.

Williams immediately refuted the rumors saying that these speculations were indeed false.

“What made me do this was because I woke up this morning and everybody was saying that I threatened to ‘out’ Raven and I don’t know where that came from. So, I was like, ‘Let me get on Instagram Live cause I’ve never done this before and tell everybody that I didn’t.’”

And well, I guess Raven saw this because she hopped on Instagram live with her friend Briana, who looks like the freckled version of Lil’ Mama, and the two talked about the situation with Raven saying, “[Kiely Williams] had my name in her mouth”.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLEAKXpfIgY

Briana was SUPER shady the entire time bringing up Kiely’s gap in her teeth and her 2010 music video for “Spectaculor“. Not gonna lie, that video and the lyrics are trash.

insert mini-rant 

The production is trash. That fugly man with those dreads is trash. The choreography is trash. The storyline is trash. But you wanna know what makes it all worse? The disclaimer Kiely included on the YouTube description of this overly sexy (if you can call it that) video explaining that she’s an actress and she’s playing a role just like she played a role in The Cheetah Girls. The video is supposedly explaining date rape or something which would be commendable but the video literally shows nothing of the sort. It’s 4 minutes of trash.

and we’re back

Raven seemed to put a stop to any mocking when Briana began singing with a slight lisp (how Kiely used to sound with her gap). Raven was like, “I don’t want any problems.” So, I mean, it was shady but it seems like Raven was not trying to get too messy.

Raven spoke about the drama in an interview with Entertainment Tonight saying, “It’s just, real girl groups have their moments, imagine a fake one.”

Despite her shady Instagram Live, Raven remains dedicated to the message behind The Cheetah Girls.

“The message of the Cheetah Girl movement is the most beautiful thing I think I’ve ever been a part of and the stories that can come out and have come out have shaped and molded many generations, which is awesome sauce!” she says. “And yes, how I would love to be a part of that brand again. But it needs to be genuine. We all have to be there.”

When I read that, I was like wait, wasn’t it you who didn’t appear in the third Cheetah Girls movie? But then I kept reading.

“It was my bad for not being in the [third] one, that was my bad, but you know, who knows. After corona, anything is possible!”

Raven was super excited for her co-star Sabrina Bryan who played Dorinda in the films (yes, f i l m s, cause we fancy over here). Bryan is pregnant with her first child with husband Jordan Lundberg.

“She is! Congratulations. I haven’t spoken to her,” Raven said. “Oh, I’m so happy for her. I need to catch up!”

So, it seems like Sabrina is Switzerland because Kiely is still in a good space with Sabrina Bryant as well. In her live Williams confirms that the two of them have no beef telling her that she still loves her.

“Love you hardcore, full blast, long-distance.”

Sabrina seems to be unbothered by this childhood drama as she is pre-occupied with preparing to welcome her little girl.

Also, in happier news, Raven and Adrienne Bailon are on good terms.

“Listen, I’m down with Adrienne, whatever Adrienne’s down to do, I’m down. I will work with Adrienne for the rest of my life. She’s awesome sauce. I love everybody in their own ways,” Raven said when asked about a Cheetah Girls reunion.

This isn’t the cheetah-licious reunion we’ve been waiting for but there seems to be hope for the future!