Blac Chyna’s $100 Million Defamation Trial Underway as Kardashians Are Taken to Court Over E! Series
19.04.2022 - 22:09
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Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior CorrespondentThe Kardashians appeared in a Los Angeles courtroom on Monday for Blac Chyna’s long-awaited trial against the famous family, which continues to set off fireworks with day two of jury selection, even before opening arguments have began.Blac Chyna, a model and influencer whose real name is Angela White, was previously engaged to Rob Kardashian with whom she shares a 5-year-old daughter. The pair starred in their own E! reality show together, “Rob & Chyna,” which aired for one season in 2016.
The second season was being shot when the two broke up, but was scrapped and never made it to air.Chyna is suing the family for $100 million, claiming that they ruined her reality TV career. The case revolves around Chyna’s 2017 lawsuit, which alleges that her ex-fiancé, Rob, was abusive and that the Kardashian-Jenners were responsible for the cancellation of the former couple’s short-lived show.
Chyna sued the entire family — Rob Kardashian, his mother Kris Jenner and his sisters Kim Kardashian, Khloé Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian, Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner — over claims of defamation, assault, battery, domestic violence and interference with prospective economic relations. That same year, the family responded to the claims with their own lawsuit, alleging that Chyna had attacked Rob.Kris, Kim, Khloé and Kylie, all defendants in the case, were seated together on Monday when the trial began at the Los Angeles Superior Courthouse, though Rob was not present for the first day of jury selection.
Kris, Kim, Khloé and Kylie are expected to testify, but their appearance at jury selection came as a surprise. Chyna was accompanied by her mother Tokyo Toni and attorney Lynne Ciani, who has said
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