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"Looks like Chris Brown&amp;apos;s bizarre love triangle may still be in full effect in 2013. Onlookers (and fans) were confused when Brown was given the very cold shoulder by on-again love Rihanna at Hollywood club Playhouse past midnight on Friday (Feb. 15). But Rihanna&amp;apos;s ire could be explained by Brown&amp;apos;s apparent party companion the evening before: Karrueche Tran.\r\n\r\nMaking a surprise appearance at the Topshop/Topman launch party at Cecconi&amp;apos;s in West Hollywood on Wednesday, Brown was among many A-listers:&amp;#xA0; Kim Kardashian  and Kanye West, Kate Bosworth, Kris Jenner, Emma Roberts, and Kelly Osbourne, plus Jennifer Lopez and beau Casper Smart. But according to one source, Brown&amp;apos;s date for the night was model Tran, 24.   Brown and Tran split in October 2012 after a rollercoaster, yearlong relationship, which was marred by Brown&amp;apos;s secret trysts and growing closeness to ex Rihanna.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;It was very hard,&amp;quot; Tran told Rolling Out magazine of the ordeal. She and Rihanna butted heads more than once during the saga via Twitter. &amp;quot;I try my best to just ignore the negativity, which is hard for me because it&amp;apos;s a lot to deal with. But I try to keep a positive mind and stay strong and not put energy into it.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nArriving at Playhouse with a 20-deep posse the night after hanging with Tran, Brown didn&amp;apos;t seem to be &amp;quot;on speaking terms&amp;quot; with Rihanna, one observer said.\r\n&amp;quot;She refused to sit with or even near him,&amp;quot; the witness explained of the twosome, who seemed inseparable at Sundays Grammys. &amp;quot;When she noticed he was there, she made a huge show of rubbing her presence in his face.&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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