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As the friends of Rihanna and Karrueche Tran involve themselves in a text war over social media, TMZ is claiming that Chris Brown’s ex (Karreuche) still believes she can win him back over his other ex (Rih-Rih).

What’s spinning more: Your head or your eyes?

Hold on to that thought, here’s their story:

Sources close to Karrueche tell TMZ, she was hurt when Brown gave her the axe a few weeks ago … but she never stopped loving him — and now, she is on a mission to get him back. 

We’re told Karrueche got used to a certain level of celebrity while dating the singer, and she’s not ready to "go back to being basic" — even if that means messing around with Brown, while he’s messing with RiRi. 

Eventually, we’re told Karrueche hopes to edge Rihanna back out of the picture.

Case in point — Karrueche and CB were spotted hanging out together Monday in Burbank, CA … two days after Rihanna and CB were spotted together in L.A.

As we previously reported, CB broke up with Karrueche earlier this month — citing RiRi as the reason — saying, "I love Karrueche very much but I don’t want to see her hurt over my friendship with Rihanna."

 I don’t actually believe this, but I imagine many will due to the fame-chasing angle being so plausible in our culture. Even so, Karrueche dated Chris Brown so she can clearly find some reality show to be on in no time. I mean, if she were really trying to perceive her notoriety.