ACTRESS Raven-Symone has announced her brother, Blaize Pearman, is dead.
Blaize, 31, died after a two-year battle with colon cancer.
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Raven, who starred in the 1980s sitcom The Cosby Show, took to Instagram and shared the tragic news.
In the short video, The View alum shared: “Last month, I lost my brother.
“He is in a better place now. He’s loved and missed.”
She continued: “The emotions that have been coming, waving in and out of my body and mind.
“My family has been a little bit closer.”
Towards the end of the video, the That’s So Raven star choked up as she hid her eyes behind black sunglasses.
“Thank you the all the love yesterday,” Raven captioned the clip.
The 38-year-old continued: “It was felt beyond. Hard to fully celebrate knowing that I’m here and he is not.”
She promised to reveal “more on Dec 16,” which is Blaize’s birthday.
Actress Holly Robinson Peete, 59, commented: “I’m so sorry to hear this news.
“I loved spending time and getting to know your brother since he was a toddler…Sending love to your family and to everyone who loved Blaize.”
The somber post came after Raven celebrated her 38th birthday on December 10th.
‘SO SORRY’
Fans jumped to the comments section and shared their condolences.
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“I am so sorry to hear this news, Raven!” one person said.
“You were always such an awesome big sister who loved and adored her baby brother!
“Sending healing prayers to you and your family during this difficult time.”
Another added: “Happy belated birthday Raven and all my condolences to your family.”
One person commented: “I am so sorry.
“There are no words that can ease this kind of pain, but I hope you can find moments of peace and comfort in the weeks and months ahead.
“You and your family are in my prayers.”
“I am sending you so much love Rae, so so sorry for the loss of your brother,” a fan shared.
‘I RELATE TO THAT’
In October 2021, Raven revealed to Shadow and Act how Blaize influenced an episode of Raven’s Home.
During the installment, Booker Carter (Issac Ryan Brown) is racially profiled and stopped by a police officer while driving his car.
She claimed a similar event happened to her younger sibling and said: “I relate to that. I remember my mom drilling my brother when he first got his license on the things that he had to be careful of. He’s tall, he’s Black.
“He wears a hoodie and jeans and maybe a jersey or a skully. And it’s like, ‘Take your hat off. Put your hands on the wheel. Yes, sir. Yes, ma’am. Respectful. And don’t question anything.’”
The Raven’s Home director concluded: “Because the color of your skin does not allow that at this time. Sadly, that’s the truth. It’s too many words. And so we did that for Booker as well.”
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