Rob Kardashian has found himself at the centre of an unfolding family drama today as it was revealed the former reality star is cosying up to Tyga’s ex-girlfriend Blac Chyna.
Chyna shared a picture of the two together on Instagram several hours ago, showing Rob’s arm wrapped around her protectively. While Rob’s face isn’t visible in the black and white shot, TMZ reports that the tattoos on the arm in the photo line up with Rob’s own ink.
“The beginning,” Chyna captioned the post.
Rob, who has avoided going out in public since gaining a significant amount of weight, was reportedly diagnosed with diabetes in December. It’s been a difficult time for the 28-year-old – he has stepped back from the family reality show and even famously skipped out on sister Kim’s wedding to Kanye West in 2014, reportedly concerned with having his weight gain captured in the family photos.
“I think Rob hit a dark place more so dealing with my dad’s death,” Khloe explained during an interview on Watch What Happens Live.
“Then breakups and all this stuff happened, which I think added to other things in his life.”
While a new love interest would normally have his family rallying behind him, Rob’s choice of girlfriend isn’t likely to go down well with his sisters.
Rob with his family in happier times – over the past few years, he has rarely been seen in public. Photo: Getty
Chyna has a long history of drama with the Kardashian-Jenner family, stemming from her romantic past with Kylie Jenner’s current boyfriend Tyga.
The 27-year-old model was engaged to Kylie’s rapper beau before they broke it off, and the two share a three-year-old son together. Chyna and Tyga split in August 2014, a few months before Kylie’s relationship with the rapper was rumoured to have picked up. The pair confirmed they were dating the following year, after Kylie had turned 18.
Since then, Chyna and Kylie have been not-so-secretly feuding on social media. Last year, Chyna seemed to poke fun at the reality star’s artificially plumped-up pucker with this infamous post:
Chyna shared this photo on Instagram last year.
As if that weren’t enough, Chyna is also friends with Kanye West’s ex-girlfriend Amber Rose. Khloe got into a Twitter war with Amber last year, bringing up her past as a stripper and telling her to stop talking about the family in interviews.
Today, Khloe tweeted out a cryptic quote from The Godfather that seemed to be a warning against a family member – although she later denied that it had anything to do with Rob.
