PHOTOSKarrueche Tran Reveals That Dating Chris Brown Has Damaged Her Career — Why She’s Over Being ‘Associated’ With Her Ex!
Oct. 9 2015, Updated 6:39 p.m. ET
With her starring roles in the web series Vanity and The Bay and her new gig with Wilhelmina Models, Karrueche Tran has had the ultimate career upgrade since parting ways with Chris Brown several months ago. But while speaking to BBC during a recent trip to England, the model and actress admitted that she is still struggling to shake people’s memory of the exes’ rocky relationship!
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"I feel like I shouldn't have to explain myself to anybody because this is my life and I can do whatever I want. But in the same breath, it's like, now that I am trying to focus on my career and get my stuff together, I have to clear up certain things,” Tran said. "Negative stuff was being said and being brought up. A lot of people were like 'she's only famous because of Chris Brown.’”
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She added that she has learned to ignore a lot of the negative things people say about her and her time with Brown. "I want to respond but I've learned it's best to just let it go and not even put any energy towards that,” Tran said.
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She added that the two are "not friends or anything like that at this point."
Tran said she is happy that she is finally getting the chance to define herself without being connected to Brown.
"I used to date him, and now as I am growing into myself and maturing and getting my career together, I am starting to have my own name without having to be associated," she said.
But she admitted is still tough to deal with people judging her due to her simply being Brown’s ex-girlfriend. “A lot of people think I am a weak individual because of past situations and when it comes to business sometimes people don't want to be involved with somebody like that. Which is understandable, but it sucks, because I'm not a weak person," she said. What do you think about Karrueche’s comments about Chris? Tweet us @OKMagazine or let us know in the comments section below.
