Speculation is bubbling that Rob Kardashian might be growing close with Chris Brown's ex Karrueche Tran after he shared a screenshot of text messages the two have recently exchanged.

The New York Post reports Kardashian has "affectionately named her Karroooooooooohieeeeeee" in his list of contacts. His original caption to a post of a selfie of the 27-year-old smiling model reads, "I like when she sends me pictures." The caption is followed by a string of heart shaped emojis.

Later, Kardashian deleted the post altogether after inquiring fans apparently became too much for him to bear.

"Y'all dumb af," he posted at one point. "I been Friends with Karooooch since high school. F-k outta here with your negative sh-t."

After a period of struggling with his weight and virtually living as a recluse, Kardashian appears to be reestablishing his bearings, recently posting pics on social media that show where he has dropped several pounds.

"For the first time in a long time, Rob is committed to changing his diet habits," said a source.

Meanwhile, since splitting from Brown, Tran has been romantically linked to several men, including model Tyson Beckford. That rumored dalliance drew an angered response from Brown, who took to Twitter to not so politely advise Beckford to keep his distance.

After one heated exchange between the two, Brown reportedly posted, "I'm done all this Internet talking blood. Be in Vegas soon, Keep playing ima f-k ya baby momma and then whoop yo child like he mine."

Although Beckford, 44, later claimed they were just having fun, he nonetheless posted a picture on social media the very next day of him at a gun range.

Brown and Tran split in March after it became public knowledge that he had fathered a child with another woman behind her back while the two were still together.