Chris Brown and Karrueche Tran hadn’t been together in public since their 2015 breakup, which was followed by abuse allegations.

Karrueche Tran somehow found herself in the middle of the explosive 2024 feud between Chris Brown and Quavo, and she didn’t want anything to do with it. However, a recent video from Coachella shows things apparently smoothed out since then. Tran and Brown exchanged some words and laughs at the festival, which was their first public sighting together since they broke up in 2015. As such, a lot of fans had pretty shocked or presumptuous reactions to the whole thing, wondering whether or not this indicates a romantic reconciliation. But at the end of the day, it’s far too early to engage in this speculation, and there’s very little to go off of.

Perhaps Karrueche Tran will choose to attend one of Chris Brown’s upcoming world tour dates, as his “Breezy Bowl XX” stadium tour will celebrate his 20-year career up to this point. Summer Walker, Bryson Tiller, and Jhené Aiko will pull up to support as special guest performers, and it should make for a pretty extravagant affair. For those curious, the trek kicks off in June overseas and wraps up in North America later in October.

Chris Brown & Karrueche Tran Dating History

Back to this Coachella clip, though, fans understandably had a lot of different angles through which to look at this. Chris Brown and Karrueche Tran dated on and off from 2011 to 2015, and when they broke up, things took a turn for the worse in 2017. The court granted Tran a five-year restraining order in February of that year for allegedly abusive and controlling behavior, and other accusations of domestic violence followed. Years later, these allegations continue to exist in murky water for many fans, but the important thing is how Karrueche chose to handle the situation, not what people on the Internet say.

Amid some other rumors about their romantic lives, it seems like Chris Brown and Karrueche Tran are getting along well and putting the past behind them, which is heartening to see. While plenty of controversy floats around this reunion, it’s not for social media to scrutinize. Perhaps future statements or revelations will shed more light on the situation.