In this episode of Karamo’s talk‑show, Chino confronts his close friend Quan, accusing him of stealing Chino’s girlfriend. The conflict began when Chino’s brother informed him that Quan was seen with the woman, leading to a physical altercation and a year‑long rift. Karamo mediates by first hearing each side’s story, then conducting a “phone‑unlock” investigation that searches Quan’s texts, DMs, and photos for any evidence of communication with the ex‑girlfriend. The investigation finds no proof of ongoing contact, confirming Quan’s claim of innocence. Throughout the episode Karamo offers emotional coaching, emphasizing the need to grieve the betrayal, redirect animosity toward the ex‑girlfriend, and consider a sincere apology to rebuild the friendship. The dialogue ends with both men expressing a desire to reconcile, while Karamo reinforces that the real target of anger should be the woman, not each other, and encourages them to use the experience for personal growth.
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Please tell me about your best friend stealing your girl.
I love it, she said, "Uh-uh." Well, actually, Karamo, she's not my girl.
Okay.
She's my ex now.
She's your ex, oh.
It's because of him.
Oh, wow.
He ruined everything I had going on with her. He even ruined what we had going on together. You know, this is like my brother, so like.
So how did you find out?
His brother. Told me.
Oh wow.
Yeah, so like we all hang out together.
Uh-huh.
Quan's brother has never seen like my ex in person.
Yeah.
So I've showed him videos and pictures of us like kicking it and like, you know, boo loving, just having a good time. The one day Romeo, his brother, he calls me and was like, yo, you know that girl you was kicking it with? She's over here with Quan. My heart dropped, like it cooked me, Karamo.
Did you confront Quan about it?
I did, and unfortunately, we got into it.
You got into a physical fight?
Yeah, I was swinging on him.
Yeah, well, is it true that he said some hurtful things to you that night?
He was telling me that the girl I was seeing is for everybody.
Oh.
She a slut, like, you know.
Got it, and he knew you two were dating?
Yes.
Got it, okay.
I specifically told him.
Did you suspect at all that they were hanging before this?
I did, but I didn't want to. Eventually she kind of like started texting me less and started calling me less, turned the location off, and now I can't see Quan's location either. It's just little stuff that wasn't adding up.
Oh, so she was acting different towards you for a while there.
That's right.
Understand. And what happened to that girl now?
So she did Quan like she did me. Oh! Wow.
So when was the last time you spoke to Quan?
I try to avoid Quan at all costs. Like, 'cause me and his family are close. So like—
Yeah, his brother called you and told you.
I would contact his brother like, "Yo, is Quan around?" If he's not around, I'll go over there.
Got it. So you two are close like brothers?
Yeah.
Okay, that makes sense to me. So you want his phone unlocked?
I need the phone unlocked, Karamo.
'Cause you wanna see if they still communicating.
I need to get past this. I need to just— You know, I need this.
So what can save this friendship if they're not communicating anymore?
That's a tough question, Karamo. I'm not even gonna lie to you 'cause regardless, it's never gonna be the same. But this my man, like even now me turning my back on him, like it don't feel good.
Yeah.
It don't feel good at all. But I need this phone a lot. Yeah. I need it.
Okay, I hear you. Well listen, if Quan is continuing to talk to her after he had an argument, would you be upset?
It's over for Quan if they talking.
Okay. It's over for Quan.
Yeah.
Got it. Well, I wanna meet Quan and hear his side of the story. So everyone welcome Quan to the show.
Boo! Y'all, let's get loud, loud.
Boo-hoo.
Quan, how you doing, man?
Great, well, how about you?
How you doing? I'm good, thank you. Thank you for being here. So were you dating this girl?
Yeah.
And did you know she was dating him?
No.
So you ain't know?
No. So I ain't tell you? No, you cannot sit here and act like you bringing her around.
I ain't show you?
No, no.
Bro.
Bro, it's a difference when we sit—
If it wasn't for me, you wouldn't even have known her.
True, but how many females have we brought to the studio and this is a cool vibe?
So why my female?
Because yo, so it hasn't been times that I bring females to the, you feel me, studio and we acknowledge The ones that's meant to be, you feel me? Like, that's mine. And then there's other ones, I'm asking you like, yo, what's that? You trying to play it cool, being too nonchalant. That's on you, that's not on me.
Bro, I told you I was, bro.
I'm asking you.
I told you I'm kicking it with her. I told you we sleeping together, like, this is my girl.
No, you playing it cool. What are you with her?
Oh, you got her. So you feel like he was playing it cool the entire time?
Yeah, and she wasn't fucking him to begin with, if we keeping it a bean.
Got it. Got it. So it upset you that your brother told him?
Not really. It didn't really upset me because what he doesn't understand, we was both sidelines.
It upset me. How we? Why am I hearing this from your brother and not from you?
If we both in the field, how?
You my brother.
If we both in the field, how you mad if we both get blitzed? We playing.
I told you, this my girl, bro.
Like, nah, if I'm at camp.
I'm taking her to the crib and she staying over my crib. This my girl.
So you feel like she played you both?
Yeah.
Okay, 'cause she broke your heart too?
Yeah.
Yeah, okay, 'cause she played with somebody else. She like started talking to somebody else while y'all were talking.
I understand him.
Okay, did you continue a relationship with her after this?
No.
You do me wrong one time, what do I look like going to the same pond if the water dirty?
Cousin, he lying, cuz.
Okay. Did he throw a punch at you?
Yeah, he swung at me.
Yeah.
And spit on my car. Oh. When we start doing shit like that?
Yeah, when we start doing shit like that, it's disrespect, bro, like.
At the end of the day, I feel like as a man, I did what I was supposed to do as a friend. I figured out, I think you forget, like, it's not like I was moving with evil intent. If you tell me something and I figure it out right there and I'm like, okay, this is what it is, and I go, soon as I finish that, I'm coming to you, bro. I told you straight up, maybe I wasn't looking at the signs good enough. Maybe I wasn't—
Your brother told me.
But I didn't know. So when he break it down to me and I'm like, Yo, that's really Chino for me, y'all mean?
Have I ever did this to you?
Have I ever did this to you?
Okay, we had a 6-year friendship. This is a one-time hookup.
The minute you found out from your brother, the minute you found out from Chino that he actually had feelings for this girl, you're telling me that it ended?
Cut it off.
Did you know that?
He capping for the audience, for you. I know he's still talking to her. I know he's still talking to her. And that's why I came on the show today, 'cause I need that phone unlocked.
He can't say I'm still talking to her. You hurt, right?
Show me.
I have a question. You hurt, right? Do you still talk to her?
I'm devastated, brody.
Is she blocked on your phone? Is she blocked on your phone? 'Cause she blocked on mine.
When did all this happen now?
When did it happen?
Last year.
Last year.
Last year. So it's been a year that y'all been off of your friendship.
Facts.
Got it, okay. Well listen, I think it's time to unlock the phone so we give you your answers. Unlock it.
Go ahead and unlock it. Please unlock it.
Juan, we unlocked your phone. All right, here we go.
Talk to me.
Chino, you wanna know if Quan has been texting your ex-girlfriend. He says he has not. My unlock the phone investigator searched his texts and found that Quan is telling the truth.
Thank you, baby.
Come on.
Chino, you wanna know if Quan has any DMs with his ex-girlfriend. He says he does not. My unlock the phone investigator searched his DMs and found that Quan Is telling the truth.
Thank you again. Thank you again.
Chino, you wanna know if Quan has any photos of your ex-girlfriend in his phone?
Three peep.
He says he does not. My Lock the Phone investigator searched his photos and found that Quan is telling the truth.
Thank you, Karamo, baby. Thank you, I appreciate you. I appreciate— Zero, zero, zero. It's back again. It's gonna be the same thing every time.
From what we can see, and we search deleted, we search what's in the phone.
We search deleted?
We search deleted. We search deleted. People love to come on this show and try to delete stuff when they get on here and then we find it anyway.
It got deep, baby.
He has not had any interaction with this girl since the timeline he's telling you. They're not talking, he doesn't have any, he's not holding on to any photos, he's not doing anything.
You want proof, I want my friend, yo. We way deeper than this. No female should have came in between. And I'm trying to, you feel me, had that conversation with you, spit on my car. And even still, I see you, I'm trying, what's up, you. It's none of that.
Pounds for clowns, bro.
I'm gonna tell you this though. Honestly, one of the things that I say is that hearing his timeline of the story, I actually do believe that once he found out and had knowledge of it, I do believe that that's when things kind of like stopped. Because you were in your feelings, you communicated with his brother and you never went directly to him. But that didn't allow you— and this is what I'm saying, if this friendship is able to rekindle, you got to be able to give him a chance to show up. But what I will tell you is that I hope this friendship is rekindled because there is a lot that friends learn from each other, especially male friends. And you need something that he got. And it's this understanding that when someone does you wrong, you don't need to go back. When someone shows you who they are, when they disrespect you, When they show you that they don't see you for the man you are, you gotta let them go. Hey, and sometimes you need your mans to be that person to mirror that for you to say, okay, got it. Okay, yeah, you right. Because what he did is he said, she played me too. And the minute she played me, I said, I'm done. And I can see that you have yet been able to let go of this because you built a story in your head about this woman That is not true. And that's the thing you have to start grieving.
Yeah. How do I do that?
You turn to your boy and you say, "Man, yeah, we both got played." You're not alone, gang.
I'm here with you.
I just got so much animosity.
Yeah, but you gotta let it go because it's misdirected. The animosity is towards her. The animosity is towards the woman that you're still holding on feelings to. Can you give him a sincere apology again and say, "I'm sorry for what he did," because his feelings were hurt. Can you give him that?
Not yet. As your brother, your friend, you feel me? Co-artist, whatever you wanna call it, you know the bond, you know that shit like this supposed to be unbreakable. And I take responsibility in that too. But I want my apology also because I'm here trying, bro. I even came to this show. I'm trying to be your homie, I'm trying to be your friend. But I can't open that door unless you unlock it.
Listen, we unlocked the phone. You ready to unlock this relationship?
Be my homie, yo. Nah, stand up, bro. Give me my hug, yo. Give me my hug. You my brother, yo.
You my brother, yo.
I appreciate y'all coming to my studio, but I need y'all to get back in the studio together, cuz I feel like when y'all on point, I feel like there's some magic there, you know what I'm saying?
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
So listen, I wish y'all the best of luck. Just remember that the The person who you should be mad at is her. She hurt you. Okay? She did that. Okay? And then use him as a tool to like build yourself back up. Okay?
