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Sometimes it's hard keeping up celebrity romances, especially if that celebrity is Kim Kardashian.
Following Kim's rollercoaster romance with ex-husband Kanye West and ex-boyfriend Pete Davidson, fans couldn't wait to find out who the KKW Beauty's next boyfriend would be.
And as rumour has it, former NFL quarterback Tom Brady has reportedly been tagged as just that.
Kim's post-Davidson love life came into question the moment she admitted to having a current celebrity crush on an episode of Hailey Bieber's Who’s in my Bathroom in June.
"I almost want to take a drink 'cause I kind of want it to come true," said Kim during a game of Truth or Shot with Hailey. When asked if her celebrity crush knows, Kim responded, "No," with an added, "I'm more into privacy these days."
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Fans have been curious over Kim Kardashian's dating life (Corbis via Getty Images)
She's been romantically linked to Tom Brady in recent weeks (Getty Images)Of course, much speculation of Kim's secret crush made headlines before fingers pointing towards a newly single Tom Brady materialised.
Kim and Tom's love affair allegedly took form on the 4th of July during Fanatics CEO Michael Rubin's White Party. Sources told several outlets, including Entertainment Tonight and Us Weekly, Kim and Tom are reportedly just friends.
Celebrity gossip account DeuxMoi shared a photo on Instagram of Kim and Tom standing close to one another in an attempt to fan the flames of their supposed relationship as a couple, leaving commenters to post their own entertaining theories.
"Wow, they walked by one another, must be love! [rolling eyes emoji]," wrote one person. Another left the following cheeky message, "Listen as long as it's not Sandoval," in reference to disgraced Vanderpump Rules star Tom Sandoval.
DeuxMoi's snapshot of Kim and Tom may not confirm much to the naked eye, but new reports reveal the duo were seemingly "super flirty" at Rubin's party.
They were both in attendance at a party earlier this month for the Fourth of July (Kim Kardashian/Instagram)
There's been reports that Tom is 'just friends' with Kim (tombrady/Instagram)However, Rubin himself refuted those claims to Entertainment Tonight on the red carpet for the Shawn Carter Foundation's 20-year anniversary black-tie gala. "Honestly, they're just friends. It's just the crazy rumors that get out there."
He went on to say Tom was by his side for many times throughout the evening while they enjoyed themselves. "...Tom just doesn’t go out that much. It's a rare sighting. And Kim doesn't drink much."
Amid the rumor mill of Kim Kardashian and Tom Brady's presumed love affair, there's sure to be a few people breathing sighs of relief regarding Rubin's claims, such as Barstool Sports CEO Dave Portnoy.
The sports media mogul went on a controversial tirade via Instagram advising Tom not to date Kim or any of the other Kardashians for that matter.
"If you go down to that level, we all go down. We’re better than that," ranted Dave. Dave's anti-Kardashian Instagram video has received over 74,000 likes since its release on July 6.
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Kim's last high-profile relationship was with Pete Davidson (Getty Images)
Tom split from model Gisele Bundchen last year (Getty Images)With the latest news swirling about Kim K and Tom B's purported relationship, the former and latter have kept mum about the situation. Instead, according to sources, Tom and Kim are friends and are on two completely different paths at the moment.
"Kim is very focused on her kids and her businesses, and not in a relationship right now," said one of those sources to PEOPLE. The SKIMS businesswoman has also been seen mourning the loss of her old relationship with Kanye on recent episodes of Hulu's The Kardashians.
Tom, on the other hand, is excitedly gearing up to compete in the E1 World Championships against "some of the greatest athletes in the world" in the electric race boat competition. He's also been spending precious time with his family and friends since his NFL retirement and split from supermodel Gisele Bündchen.