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"Chris Brown has confirmed that he has broken up with girlfriend Karrueche Tran. The &amp;#039;Forever&amp;#039; singer was rumored to have split with Tran after being photographed sitting with ex-girlfriend Rihanna at Jay-Z&amp;#039;s New York concert on Wednesday (October 3).   Tran seemingly reacted to the news by cryptically tweeting: &amp;quot;Bye baby.&amp;quot;  Brown has now acknowledged that his romance with Tran has ended because of his renewed friendship with Rihanna. &amp;quot;I have decided to be single to focus on my career. I love Karrueche very much but I don&amp;#039;t want to see her hurt over my friendship with Rihanna,&amp;quot; Brown said in a statement. He continued: &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;d rather be single allowing us to both be happy in our lives.&amp;quot;  Brown and Rihanna famously dated for several years early in their careers, but split following a domestic dispute in 2009. Rihanna recently told Oprah Winfrey that she and Brown still &amp;quot;love each other&amp;quot; in spite of their troubled past. Rumors of a renewed romance intensified earlier in the week when Brown and Rihanna were apparently seen &amp;quot;hugging and kissing&amp;quot; at a New York nightclub. Watch Chris Brown&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;Forever&amp;#039; music video below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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