Rob Kardashian is reportedly getting a lot of heat from his family for dating Tyga's ex Blac Chyna, but a source says he's basking in the glory of all the drama.
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Rob's new romance with Blac Chyna is complicated because the model and former exotic dancer was previously friends with Kim Kardashian and engaged to Kylie Jenner's boyfriend Tyga, 26, with whom she has a three-year-old son King Cairo.
Rob, 28, "has been spending a lot of time" with Chyna, 27, at her home in Thousand Oaks, CA, according to a People source. "They are dating and have been for a few weeks. Who knows how serious it is."
After Tyga and Chyna split, Tyga began dating Kylie when she was 17-years-old. Chyna's friendship with Kim then crumbled and the model's close friend Amber Rose bashed Kylie on social media for hooking up with a much older guy, which prompted Khloe Kardashian to publicly defend her half-sister in a Twitter feud.
"Rob likes [Chyna] and seems to think it's mutual. It's just hard to take things seriously since obviously both share a lot of anger toward the [Kardashian-Jenner] girls. They have both had a lot of drama with Kim. Rob really seems to get a kick out of all the drama that he is causing," the source explained.
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"Rob has been lonely for so long, so of course it's great for him to spend time with someone other than his sisters. Rob has also found an escape from his family nagging him about his heath. He has ignored their attempts to contact him."
Rob -- who was recently diagnosed with diabetes after gaining a substantial amount of weight in two years mainly due to depression -- has been living at his sister Khloe's house.
But because of his fling with Chyna, "he won't be welcomed back to Khloe's now," said the People source.
An insider also previously told the magazine Kylie is "livid" about Rob's decision to get involved with Chyna.
"She feels super betrayed and can't understand why someone in her own family would stab her in the back like that," the insider explained.
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Chyna started this firestorm on Monday when she shared a photo of herself on Instagram with a heavily-tattooed arm wrapped around her neck. The clearly-visible ink matches Rob's sleeve on his left arm. Rob then added fuel to the fire when he shared a meme on his own Instagram account suggesting Chyna was ready to give birth to a baby Kardashian.
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