Alaskan Bush People: Gabe Brown and Raquell Rose Are Getting Married!

Back in August, Alaskan Bush People star Noah Brown married Rhain Alisha in a beautiful, low-key ceremony.

Now it’s another member of the Brown family’s turn.

This time, it’s Gabe Brown — who filed for a marriage license before anyone heard a word about an engagement!

RadarOnline reports that Gabe Brown is either married already — or about to be.

A clerk at the Marriage License Office in Okanogan, Washington says that Gabe and his girlfriend got their marriage papers last month.

“Gabriel Brown and Raquell Pantilla filed for a marriage license in person on October 8,” the clerk confirms.

Raquell is not unfamiliar to fans who follow the Brown family on social media.

In fact, it was Gabe’s youngest sister Rain who revealed Gabe’s relationship with Raquell “Rose” Pantilla.

Rain has joked about beinga  third wheel, but she and Raquell have described each other as the best of friends.

A source close to the Brown family didn’t quite confirm Gabe’s marriage, but didn’t exactly deny it, either.

“They have been spending a lot of time together,” the family source acknowledged.

The insider affirmed that “really likes her.”

We’ve all been able to tell that much just from watching them on social media.

Just look at this photo that Gabe shared of his and Raquell’s hands forming a heart together.

Now, as we were all so recently reminded with Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin, a marriage license can be a little ambiguous.

We looked it up, and Washington state law says that a marriage license has a three-day waiting period.

(That, folks, is to prevent people who are blitzed out of their minds from having impulsive weddings with someone they just met)

After those three days are over, the couple has 60 days in which to have their wedding.

After that, if they have not held a wedding, the marriage license becomes invalid.

If our understanding that this gives Gabe and Raquell a total of 63 days in which to tie the knot is correct, they must hold their wedding by December 10.

Just because Gabe and Raquell need to hold a wedding between October 11 and December 10 doesn’t mean that it has to be large.

Noah’s wedding, after all, was a pretty small event.

It is entirely possible that Gabe and Raquell have already had a wedding somewhere on the Brown family’s private, spacious homestead.

If your dad buys 435 acres of land, we sure hope that there’s enough room for you to get married on it.

If so, we hope that they’ll make an announcement about it soon.

But they still have an entire month — and some change — to hold that wedding. Maybe it hasn’t happened yet.

Gabe Brown has not always been so lucky in love.

In late November of last year, Rain warned her fans and followers that an imposter was pretending to be Gabe Brown.

This imposter was catfishing fans, some of whom developed real feelings for the fake Gabe.

Months later, when fans learned of Gabe’s relationship with Raquel, some accused Gabe of seducing them — having ignored Rain’s warning.

These fans may have seen Rain’s warning but refused to believe that they were being catfished.

We’re glad that Gabe and Raquell were able to get past that.

Still, Gabe and Raquell have only been dating for … possibly less than a year.

Though Raquell has been getting along well with the Brown family — especially with Rain — some wonder if they’re rushing things.

It’s always a little surprising when a couple goes from “dating” to “married” (or close enough) without any real engagement in between.

But sometimes, couples just know.

Congratulations to Gabe and Raquell!

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Alaskan Bush People: Gabe Brown Fears the Worst After Matt Is Injured

Last week on Alaskan Bush People, Gabe Brown risked life and limb working construction on the Brown family"s new homestead.

On the latest episode, however, it"s not Gabe who"s putting himself at risk. His older brother Matt Brown gets injured.

It"s a major setback for the Browns, as they explain in this video. How much will this delay construction?

On Sunday night"s new Alaskan Bush People episode, Matt Brown jumps down from too high and ends up injuring his knee.

His siblings are concerned about his well being, but as Gabe explains to the camera, they are also concerned about delaying their construction project.

"These are major setbacks," Gabe laments to the camera.

He shares his fear that: "It"s gonna keep us from building the barn."

"It"s pretty much worst case scenario," Gabe worries. Matt may be able to walk, but not like he could before he twisted his knee.

Rain Brown is only 15 (though she often acts as the family"s de facto spokesperson on social media, she will not turn 16 until November 23, 2018).

Despite that, she is so often the voice of reason — and even maturity. Even when she is speaking to Bam Bam, who is 34 entire years old.

"I"m just going to be blunt with you," Rain says. "I think you could help more."

Bam, we learn, has been showing up late and bristles in the face of being given instructions. Again, this is a grown man who was born in 1984.

"It"s really important for everyone to get involved with this," Rain emphasizes. "Teamwork is important."

Though he had been messing around in the face of Matt"s instructions, Rain"s words do get through to Bam Bam.

"I"m just me all the time," Bam admits.

You know what? He sure is.

He then asks Rain to "just tell me," when he"s not being as helpful as he should. "So maybe I can fix it."

That sounds like it should be his responsibility rather than Rain"s, but okay.

Rain needs more from Bam Bam than showing up on time and working as a team.

She admits that what he really brings to the group is a concern with safety. Matt and Gabe, in contrast, are daredevils who take risks like they have something to prove.

"I think we actually need your help a lot more than we let on," Rain tells Bam.

She appreciates him agreeing to work on his behavior, and says: "I think that this is a good first step." 

"We still need to get that working on a team level going," Rain says.

It sounds like Matt — and, honestly, Gabe — need to reign in their impulses, while Bam Bam needs to be more helpful.

To be fair, they"re all there to film the show. As we know, the Brown family have accumulated their share of wealth over what are now 8 seasons of reality televisions.

They"re not squatting on land in the wilderness — they"re on Billy Brown"s 435 property in rural Washington.

Bam isn"t there because he"s a construction expert. He"s there because he"s a reality star and appearing on camera means that he gets paid.

Still, that injury looks like the real deal. Maybe Matt should wisen up and realize that he"s not as young as he once was. They all need to be careful.

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Alaskan Bush People Sneak Peek: Gabe Brown Risks Life and Limb!

Alaskan Bush People has been destroying Keeping Up With The Kardashians" ratings, and it looks like this new episode will be no different.

In this sneak peek, Gabe Brown takes huge risks as the Browns build a new structure on their property, scaring his siblings half to death.

Noah also comes to visit in the new episode, revealing a serious health problem that required surgery.

In the video that we"ve included, viewers can see Gabe standing on a piece of construction equipment and wielding a chainsaw.

"The next step is now Gabe just needs to cut off the top of the poles," Bird Brown explains.

"He’s just going to stand in the bucket of the skid-steer," Bird describes.

She reveals who will be operating this dangerous equipment, adding: "and Rain’s going to raise him up."

It"s always reassuring to see a 15-year-old operating heavy machinery.

"I’m not normally serious," Bird acknowledges. "But right now it is super serious,”

“It is actually pretty dangerous," Bird admits.

"It’s actually the most dangerous things we’ve done on the job."

Bam Bam Brown adds: "That does not look incredibly safe."

His opinion is pretty clear. As you can see in the clip, he"s standing a considerable distance away from the action.

In addition to Gabe risking life and limb (and his baby sister"s mental health for the next half-century) to shorten some stilts, this weekend"s episode promises another development.

In August, Noah Brown married Rhain Alisha in a small, moving wedding ceremony.

On this weekend"s episode, Noah "returns to the pack," as they say, visiting the new family homestead in rural Washington to see his parents.

His presence is reassuring to his father, Billy Brown, who is happy to see him.

His arrival is also a tremendous comfort to Ami, who states that she feels more secure with all of her children around her.

Noah also makes a startling confession about his health.

During his time away from his family, his body began to become inexplicably bloated.

As it turns out, as is usually the case with a sudden change in body size, there is a medical explanation.

In Noah"s case, it was his gall bladder.

He had to have his abnormally large gall bladder removed, and his torso still bears the stretch mark from the sudden gain in weight that his endocrine system foisted upon him. 

We"re sure that some parts of this coming episode of Alaskan Bush People is just theatrics for the camera. That goes with the territory on any reality show.

We have no doubts that Noah"s family knew about his gall bladder being removed before he told them on camera and showed off his scar.

And we also know for a fact that Billy Brown"s new 435 property could gain a new structure without the children risking it all to build it.

But they"re doing this personally, on camera, so that they can keep raking in that reality TV money.

And since Alaskan Bush People is creaming Keeping Up With The Kardashians, this hard work and drama is a sound investment in their family"s future.

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Gabe Brown Mystery Girlfriend Revealed!

While fans rejoice that Rain Brown seems to have found young love, a good friend of hers has found love … with Rain’s brother, Gabe Brown.

Rain revealed her brother’s relationship on Valentine’s Day, when she was playing “third wheel.”

Now, we know more about this mystery girl.

As we revealed in February, Gabe Brown’s mystery girlfriend is Raquell Rose.

Her relationship with Gabe has proven to be controversial with certain Alaskan Bush People fans … and we’ll get into that.

But it was Rain, Gabe’s 15-year-old sister and the unofficial social media face of the family who revealed that Gabe and Raquell were in a relationship.

She shared a photo — while poking fun at herself for being the “third wheel” — of Gabe and Raquell locking lips on Valentine’s Day.

At the time, fans didn’t know much more about her than that she existed and was kissing Gabe.

In a new post, Rain is clearly feeling a little homesick now that her family is filming Alaskan Bush People … in Washington.

Ran writes: 

“I was missing many things today but at the top was my home, I found myself being quite tired and melancholy.”

Rain has written about hard days before, and revealed her battle with depression to fans.

She reminds herself that she needs to look to the future.

“And the truth is sometimes we forget what we’re fighting for, sometimes we forget that better things really are coming, even tho it might be dark right now doesn’t mean the sun isn’t about to rise.”

That’s very positive.

“It’s important to find the people and things that bring you happiness and distance yourself from the things that don’t.”

Then she credits Raquell for cheering her up.

“But the truth is, we’re all fighting a battle and we will all win. [Black heart emoji] Special thanks to @raquell_rose for always reminding me that brighter days are ahead.”

Raquell then replied, writing:

“I love you so much! You mean so much to me.”

First of all, before anyone gets ahead of themselves, it’s normal for friends to love each other — this is not a romantic declaration.

One, Raquell is dating Gabe.

Two, Raquell is reportedly 21 while Rain is only 15.

Three, Rain has denied gay rumors in the past and we do not need to go making assumptions about her sexuality.

“Better things are coming,” Raquell reminds Rain. “And we got to keep strong!”

She then affirms their close bond.

“You’re my best friend forever.”

As we reported, the news that Gabe had a girlfriend got some hateful reactions — and accusations of cheating from Alaskan Bush People fans.

Why? Because, it seems, a number of them were catfished.

Last year, Rain Brown warned fans and followers of an imposter pretending to be Gabe Brown.

This imposter was apparently seducing fans — multiple fans.

Unfortunately, despite Rain’s warning, some people are apparently unwilling to believe that they’ve been duped by a stranger, and believe that they were instead romanced and dumped by the real Gabe.

This has in turn damaged Gabe’s reputation in the eyes of these followers, who now write comments like:

“I love the show but I look at him different now. I thought, ‘wow finally a good Christian and hardworking guy,’ But no. Sadly, he proved to be a player.”

It is, of course, unfair to condemn Gabe for the actions of an alleged catfisher.

And it is wonderful that he’s found love.

Some fans have recently viewed his behavior as erratic and even wondered if he’s having a mental breakdown, but he’s really just a fun guy who might be a little awkward online.

(Also, for fans to accuse him of being a serial seducing casanova and accuse him of having a worrisome meltdown seems a little … mutually exclusive)

Gabe is reportedly not taking part in his family’s filming in Washington, so it’s nice to see that he’s spending his time with a young woman who is clearly so full of love.

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Alaskan Bush People: Is Gabe Brown Having a Breakdown?

The Brown family is out of L.A. and reportedly filming Alaskan Bush People again … in Washington State.

But some fans of the show are worried about Gabe Brown, and see his recent behavior on social media as erratic — at best.

Is Gabe having a breakdown?

Recently, Gabe took to social media to defend his younger sister, Rain, against some now-deleted unkind comments.

Gabe wrote:

“God sees your face and knows your name how do you think you make him feel??”

That sure sounds … ominous. Until Gabe softens his words with the next line.

“He loves you and so do I I wish with everything I have actually.”

Again, Gabe starts to sound menacing without making any direct threats.

“We have had many wonderful friends in law enforcement God bless them for all they do to make life a safer place.”

This time, however, he takes things up a notch.

“I wish they were here on IG you wouldn’t have said half of the hateful illegal things.”

These words had some fans worried that Gabe is in a bad place, emotionally. Angry outbursts on social media can be a bad sign.

For contrast, look at the sorts of words that Gabe usually likes to share on social media.

Like when he celebrates International Women’s Day.

“Mister Cupcake and I wanted to wish everyone a wonderful national womens’ day it’s nice to take a moment out of our year to appreciate all the amazing women in our lives and throughout history which today I’m calling herstory have a great night everyone and God bless us all.”

Sometimes, he just gives positive shout-outs for his followers.

“Late night make me happy that feeling that everyone you love is fast asleep and safe waiting in the tomorrow for you to catch up it’s like the time inbetween and it’s all mine that’s how it seems anyway good night instafriends.”

His warm messages are a far cry from his heated messages to people who troll his sister.

“God bless us all and remember to make every tomorrow better love you all.”

It was only recently that Gabe Brown broke his social media silence with a triumphant return to Instagram.

And he didn’t return a moment too soon.

Rain, in her role as the Brown family’s unofficial spokesperson though she’s barely 15, had warned of an imposter pretending to be Gabe Brown online.

At the time, Rain had explained that Gabe wasn’t on social media at all because he was not having a good time or in a good place, emotionally. She’d warned fans that anyone pretending to be him was just catfishing them.

Unfortunately, not all fans got the memo.

Because when Rain showed off her “third wheel” status as Gabe made out behind her, fans accused Gabe of cheating.

Specifically, a number of commenters were shocked and revealed that they had been flirted with or seduced by “Gabe.”

Even after Rain’s warning and the situation being explained to them by other commenters, some remained steadfast in their belief that it had been Gabe Brown himself who wooed them over social media.

Others who had acknowledged that they were catfished still found the photo hurtful, because they believed that it was insensitive to them since their feelings had been played with.

Between all of that, existing issues, his mother’s recent recovery from cancer, and his family moving multiple times within the space of a few months, it’s understandable that Gabe Brown might be struggling.

But … is his behavior really erratic?

That’s hard to say. Sometimes, his posts aren’t as coherent as they could be … but plenty of people struggle to know what to say and how to say it on social media.

But it looks like he was just standing up for his little sister, Rain, who is only 15 and absolutely should not get the kind of hate that she does.

(Seriously, we cannot stress enough that she is a young teenager who is doing fans a huge favor by updating them on her life and her family at all, and should not receive hate or trolling for any reason)

Who wouldn’t go above and beyond to defend their younger sister from vicious trolls who should know better?

Gabe didn’t actually make any threats, he just … implied that he could potentially make a threat if he wanted to, but chose the high road.

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Alaskan Bush People Star Gabe Brown Accused of Seducing Fans, Cheating

Rain Brown posted a sweet Valentine’s Day photo of herself “third-wheeling” while her brother locks lips with a woman in the background.

Instead of sweet responses, the comments filled with outrage by women accusing Gabe of cheating — and, in some cases, of having broken their hearts.

It sounds like more women were catfished by Gabe Brown’s imposter than anyone ever realized.

The Brown family has had one hell of a year.

Ami Brown waged a battle against lung cancer that many described as likely to be terminal. Many — from the Browns themselves to fans of the show — weren’t sure if she was going to make it.

But Ami fought hard and could afford the best treatment. After enduring agonizing chemotherapy and radiation treatments, her cancer, though it had spread to both lungs and to her spine, went into remission.

Now Ami Brown is cancer-free, but she’ll need to be vigilant for the rest of her life.

This battle was hard on her. It was also hard on her family, who feared that they might lose their beloved mother.

But that was not the only drama going on in the lives of the Brown family.

Anyone who thinks that Alaskan Bush People is the one show where the family never has that much personal drama clearly isn’t following them on social media.

Last year, and as you can see in the video above, Rain Brown warned of an imposter pretending to be Gabe Brown online.

She issued the catfishing warning and told people that Gabe wasn’t really using his social media at the moment, and that if they received any messages, it wasn’t from him.

There was apparently a woman who even claimed to be his fiancee. Whether this was someone who was catfished or someone who just made it up for attention was always unclear.

Though Gabe just recently broke his social media silence, it was Rain who shared this photo.

That’s Rain, her dog Cupcake, and Gabe with a woman named Raquell Rose.

Rain captioned the pic: “Third wheelin like a pro this V-Day.”

Plenty of the comments were normal — people telling Rain that she’ll date when she’s a little older (she’s barely 15, which is old enough to date in most families, but the lifestyle of the Browns probably makes that hard).

But instead of congratulations towards Gabe’s apparent new relationship, a number of commenters accused Gabe Brown of being a no good dirty cheater.

The comments under that one simple, sweet photo contain about half a year’s drama from any given soap opera.

“How would you feel if a man that you admire and think he’s innocent started to conquer you and enjoyed your company, so you start to feel more beautiful and start to dream be with him and then you see a pic of him kissing someone else maybe a girlfriend?”

This person sounds like they’re describing (in a weird way — “conquer?”) being catfished by Gabe Brown’s imposter.

“And in the same time discovered you were not the only one cause he did it with the other fans too? And you think all of this could be just a joke from him! Just have a little of empathy.”

Another person who had apparently been catfished wrote:

“She never thought it was a relationship! But he messed our feelings, and we didn’t understand why he did it if he had a girlfriend! That’s it!”

More and more people — diehard fans of Alaskan Bush People who apparently missed Rain’s warning about a Fake Gabe (or didn’t believe it, or perhaps it came too late) wrote.

“No, of course I didn’t believe it made a relationship. But when I saw he had a girlfriend and a fan girl commented that he talked things to her I didn’t understand anything in that moment and thought he was a jerk!”

It sounds like that same commenter may believe that Gabe Brown was really flirting with her.

“I felt confuse and disappointed, he’s not that nice guy I thought he was?? Now I can understand him clearly and yes, it’s normal to flirt. Now all this confusion already passed.”

Some people insist that it was really, truly Gabe Brown who stole their hearts.

“People defends him saying we’re all lunatics but the fact is: He was always answering us in a romantic and seductive way and no one can blame us to have hope to think be with him some day. Because he fed this desire on us.”

Again, Rain warned last year that somebody was pretending to be her brother.

“He needs to know which acts lead to consequences, and that having fans is a responsibility. Me as a fan and friend would like him to learn to think more about his actions and then learn to face them.”

Someone else was scandalized that Rain hadn’t deleted the photo out of shame, or something.

“I simply cant believe this is still going on. Or that Rain hasnt deleted it… Or that Gabe hasnt commented at all.”

There were also accusations that Gabe was engaged — he isn’t. Other, more sensible followers, voiced their support.

“Maybe they just started dating?? Still doesn’t mean he owes a bunch of people on the internet any explanation about his private life. That’s all!”

That’s true — not even reality stars owe their fans explanations.

“LOL are you really telling someone on tv that you’ve never met that they owe you an explanation for their lives?”

And others really didn’t like the bonkers accusations that were thrown in Gabe’s direction.

“People assume things too quickly that’s what I don’t like. She could be his girlfriend or she may not, if he wants to say, then he will, I’m personally not worried about it.”

As Rain mentioned last year, Gabe was heartbroken when his relationship didn’t pan out and that’s why he took a break from social media.

It’s wonderful that he’s getting his romantic life back on track.

While it’s tragic that apparently so many women were deceived online, surely Gabe Brown isn’t responsible for the actions of an imposter.

And similarly, he can’t cheat on a fiancee to whom he’s not actually engaged. (No, a rumored photo of two hands wearing rings is not “proof”)

Finally, even if so many people really believe that Gabe is sketchy, is his 15-year-old sister’s Instagram page the place to have this discussion?

It is not.

Rain may be the de facto spokesperson for her family, but her Instagram page is still mostly a place for her to share her thoughts and her photos.

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Alaskan Bush People: Gabe Brown Breaks Social Media Silence!

Back in late November, we were all warned of an Alaskan Bush People imposter catfishing people as Gabe Brown.

That warning came via his little sister, Rain Brown, who has been acting as the unofficial spokesperson for the Brown family thanks to her powerful social media presence.

Well, after a long absence, Gabe Brown appears to be back on Instagram, folks. The real Gabe. And he has a new photo to prove it.

This selfie was the last that we saw on social media of Alaskan Bush People star Gabe Brown.

Posted back in August of 2017, it was followed by an absence of several months. To be fair, though, his hiatus didn’t come out of nowhere.

In a series of now-deleted Instagram videos, Gabe suggested that he was considering stepping back from the internet while he battled a broken heart.

“I might quit social media altogether the only friend I wanted to follow me in the first place I guess blocked me I do appreciate all the friends I’ve made trying to regain my best one I lost.”

That sounds devastating.

“But after FB it’s just not very fun anymore not good bey just see y’all later keep up the cool posts God bless you all have fun and laugh often your Instagram friend Gabe. Lots of love to everyone.”

In the past, as in this photo, Gabe had made light of romantic misfortune.

This particular image, posted only weeks before his final selfie, was captioned:

“My romantic evening for one I have these too often lol.”

Clearly, though, he found it hard to move on after rejection and we guess that being on social media either no longer held any interest or was simply too painful.

Or, perhaps, both.

Gabe Brown shared this blurry selfie out of nowhere on January 2nd.

He captioned his triumphant return to social media:

“I’m back [grinning emoji] moohaha”

(We think that the bit at the end was supposed to be a gregarious or even playfully sinister laugh, like muahaha or mwahaha, rather than sounding like the laughter of a nefarious cow)

That’s great news!

Fans and followers were quick to welcome Gabe back with open arms, commenting:

“Welcome back I’ve missed talking with you.”

“Nice to see you back on IG we all have hard times but you have the strongest family bond there is.”

“Welcome back I would love to chat with you.“

“So glad. I’m so sorry about your mom. My mom passed in 2002. I no how hard it can be. Love the show and you.”

Some kept it short, sweet, and purely positive:

“Hi Gabe!! Happy New Year!”

Considering that Rain had clarified that Gabe was going through some tough times when she warned of the imposter, this is good news.

Good news for fans, sure, because they’re happy to get updates on Gabe’s well-being.

But also good news, in that it may be a sign that Gabe’s emotional health is in a better place.

He’s putting himself out there again, and that can only be a good thing, right?

We think so.

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Rain Brown Issues Catfishing Warning: That"s NOT Gabe Brown!

For reality stars, the Brown family isn"t the most active on social media. Sure, Bam Bam and his girlfriend provide some updates, but it"s mostly only Rain Brown who speaks for Alaskan Bush People on the interwebs.

Which means that a strange task fell to her, as you"ll see in the video below.

Rain Brown took to social media to share that Gabe Brown hasn"t been online and is going through a rough time right now. Because apparently a catfisher has been pretending otherwise. …

Most reality stars use the fame that they acquire on the small screen to make their star shine even brighter.

That can mean product endorsements. It can mean crossover reality appearances (especially if anybody"s marriage or relationship isn"t going so well).

But, bare minimum, it means using social media to the fullest extent. You can grow your audience that way. You can also market yourself and your fame to companies that way.

The stars of Alaskan Bush People, however, don"t do that so much.

Rain Brown, the family"s youngest — she just turned 15 — has become the Brown family"s de facto spokesperson.

Which led her to share this strange, strange message on Instagram:

In the video that you"ll see below, Rain (who seems a bit anxious as she speaks, but we get it) warns of a stranger who is spreading misinformation about Gabe Brown.

"There"s this girl posing to be Gabe"s girlfriend. I wanted to quickly [clear] some things up for you guys."

That"s super alarming. It sounds like either the girl herself is just seeking fame over an imagined relationship, or someone is pretending to be Gabe online in order to catfish Alaskan Bush People fans.

It sounds like it"s the latter situation, because Rain goes out of her way to assure the world that Gabe is not online at the moment.

"Gabe does not have his phone; hasn"t had his phone in a long time."

That"s unusual for anyone these days.

"Please don"t listen to anything that anyone says about him."

That"s not uncommon for reality star siblings to say about each other — it"s natural to be protective.

But it"s good to remember that being contacted by someone claiming to be a celebrity … well, you should almost always assume that it"s not really them. Look for that blue checkmark of verification and even then, consider that they may have been hacked.

Rain elaborates on Gabe"s circumstances, and though she"s pretty vague, it doesn"t sound good:

"He"s going through a very hard time and his phone broke and he does not have it."

Considering that the Brown family has been living large in a Beverly Hills mansion recently, we"re guessing that there"s much more to Gabe"s lack of a phone than the first one getting damaged.

Because surely they could just buy another. It sounds like he"s in a really bad place, emotionally.

Rain takes the opportunity to share a message about her sister, Birdie.

"And also Birdie likes to be kept very private."

Again, the Brown family is much, much more privacy-oriented than you"d expect for a bunch of reality stars.

"And so she doesn"t, you know, she doesn"t really let anyone follow her. And she doesn"t like people messaging her."

Rain then seems to almost immediately contradict herself (again, she"s talking about a serious subject; some anxiety goes with the territory).

"But you are welcome to message her, and she"ll read it, and sometimes I think she replies — I"m not positive."

So maybe Rain should have checked with Birdie before she spoke about what Birdie likes or doesn"t, but Rain"s doing her best.

"My family"s really private, and that"s really the only reason that I"m the only one on here."

No 15-year-old should have to be the spokesperson for her famous family, but here we are.

"And I never say anything about the rest of my family because they"re all very private people."

So, first of all: catfishing is bad, but catfishing as a celebrity who is already going through a hard time — we"re guessing that Ami Brown"s lung cancer is just one of his current struggles — is worse.

You might think that only a fool would get caught by that, but that doesn"t mean that a foolish person deserves to be deceived.

There are a lot of desperate, lonely people who would love to believe that they"re in a relationship with a famous person.

And there are some truly unhealthy people who would get a thrill out of tricking someone into believing that.

Second of all, though, the Browns are continuing to make a big mistake by staying off of social media.

Remember the fan controversy over that photo of Billy Brown? If Ami and Billy were active on social media, they"d have a chance at controlling the narrative about Billy continuing to smoke while his wife battles lung cancer.

At the very least, they could bombard fans with enough content that a random photo of them would have gotten less scrutiny.

Also, Rain uses the video to share that she has "almost" 40,000 followers on Instagram. She actually has more than 40K, now.

Anyway, here"s the video of Rain Brown. As we said, she seems a little anxious, but that"s more than understandable.

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