Blac Chyna vs The Kardashians Trial: Everything We Know So Far
12 May 2022, 16:10
Blac Chyna talks about Rob and the rest of the Kardashians
Here's everything we know about the multimillion dollar lawsuit between Blac Chyna and The Kardashian family
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UPDATE: Blac Chyna has lost her lawsuit case against The Kardashians, after a jury found that nor Kim, KhloĂŠ, Kourtney, Kris, Kylie or Rob Kardashian defamed her or was the reason she lost her TV show Rob & Chyna.
Why is Blac Chyna suing the Kardashians?
Blac Chyna was reportedly suing The Kardashians for $108 million in damages as well as 'economic damages' for lost earnings and future earnings after alleging that famous family conspired to have her show canceled.
She also claims that Kim, KhloĂŠ, Kourtney, Kris, and Kylie utilised their fame to attempt to cancel her career and tarnish her reputation. In addition, she was suing Rob Kardashian for assault, battery, and harassment.
Here's everything we know so far about the Blac Chyna Vs. The Kardashians trial.
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May 4 - Blac Chyna's mother, Tokyo Toni, begs fans for $400k after Chyna loses defamation case
Blac Chyna's mother Tokyo Toni begged fans to donate $400,000 so that her daughter can appeal the verdict in her defamation trial with the Kardashians.
This came after a $108 million case loss against the Kardashians.
After Chyna vowed to appeal, her mother launched a GoFundMe to raise money for the appeal.
Tokyo, 50, was banned from the courtroom during her daughter's legal battle after a scathing social media rant about the defendants.
During the jury selection process, Tokyo Toni went live on Instagram and went on too rant, where she said the Kardashians 'look like they dead' in the flesh.
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May 3 - Blac Chyna loses her lawsuit, threatens to appeal
The nine day trial has finally come to an end after a jury found The Kardashian family not guilty of convincing TV bosses and executives to cancel her TV show Rob & Chyna.
The famous family were not justified in notifying the producers of the show that Chyna harmed their son and her boyfriend Rob, according to jurors.
However, they determined that it had no significant impact on Chyna's contract or the show's cancellation, thus no damages were given. Rob & Chyna was terminated because the relationship ended, according to E! network executives.
Chyna has since announced that she is looking to appeal the decision.
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April 29 - Pete Davidson makes an appearance on the final day of the trial
Pete Davidson was in court on Thursday to support his girlfriend Kim Kardashian and her during the ongoing multi-million dollar trial against Blac Chyna. The family's lawyer labelled Blac Chyna, who accused the Kardashians of sabotaging her reality TV show, as a domestic abuser and a liar.
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April 29 - Blac Chyna is denied the change to re-enter her testimony
Blac Chyna's plea to testify again in her lawsuit against the Kardashian-Jenner family was denied by the judge.
After the family's lawyer, Michael Rhodes, showed her previous naked photographs in court while questioning about the revenge porn pics Rob Kardashian posted to social media, the model, 33, wanted to retake her testimony.
From that point on, Chyna maintains, her testimony was derailed. The judge, however, refused to accept her request, and the case is currently in its final phases.
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April 27 - Rob Kardashian testifies Blac Chyna "tried to kill him"
On Wednesday (Apr 27) Rob Kardashian took the stand in Los Angeles Superior Court for the ongoing trial between Blac Chyna and the Kardashian-Jenner family.
The 35-year-old revealed that his relationship with Chyna was "toxic" and "wasn't real love" in an emotional testimony.
While speaking in court, Rob revealed he had met Chyna ââ born Angela White ââ through Instagram and mutual friends shortly after he graduated college.
He admitted to the jury that "everything happened very quickly" after reaching out to Chyna. The pair share 5-year-old daughter Dream, who was born on 10 November 2016.
When asked why he stayed in a relationship with Chyna after she disrespected his family "a hundred different ways" on numerous occasions, Rob explained he was at the "lowest point" in his life.
"I was probably at the worst place in my entire life, at my weakest, lowest point"
Rob continued: "She was the one person who brought me in at my lowest point. So I ignored her bad behavior towards my family," he said.
"I was very vulnerable. I wasn't thinking about that stuff. My mind was just in a completely different place."
"It wasn't real love," he continued, adding that he cared for her as they had a child together.
"My child wasn't born out of spite."
Rob added: "It wasn't a real type of love or we'd have been married. I didn't want to be married to someone like that. It was a toxic relationship and nothing I'd want my daughter to see, or how I was raised or how my father raised me. It was a toxic relationship from day one," he added.
Rob also recalled an explosive fight between him and Chyna in December 2016, where Chyna allegedly tried to strangle him with an iPhone cord, hit him with a six-foot metal rod and pointed an unloaded gun at his head.
"She landed several blows to my body, face, and back with a six-foot metal rod. I'm not gonna fight a woman or hit her back. I'm gonna take those blows," he said.
"You don't put a gun to your fiancĂŠ's head," he continued. "It got very scary when a gun was put to my head. I tried to make it work as long as I could for the sake of our daughter."
Rob also alleged Chyna was doing drugs and drinking alcohol onl the night of the explosive fight, telling the court, "She tried to kill me."
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April 25 - Kylie Jenner takes the stand
Kylie Jenner took to the stand for the first time in the Blac Chyna Vs. The Kardashians trial, claiming that Chyna tried to kill Rob, as well as sending her threatening text messages during her three-year relationship with Tyga.
She explains "He used the words âShe was trying to kill me'. I assumed that was a death struggle ⌠I remember him being very upset and kind of explaining what happened".
She's told the judge 'Rob was playing video games when Chyna went behind him and placed an iPhone cord around his neck'. She also added that Chyna "sent [her] me a bunch of devil emojis and said, âcounting down the daysâ to beat me".
Revealing that she didn't believe in Rob and Chyna's engagement, the lip kit mogul told the court 'she didn't think Chyna was ever in love with Rob because of all the physical threats that ensued during their relationship'.
"I just donât know how you could love someone and do that to them, so I thought it was fake".
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April 22 - Kris Jenner speaks about Chyna and Rob's relationship
Speaking about Chyna's relationship with her son Rob, Kris Jenner went onto say in court:
"It happened so fast, and we didnât know where their [Rob and Chynaâs] relationship was going to go. It wasnât that I was not concerned. They had a rocky relationship from the start ⌠but I love second chances and I wanted them to win".
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April 22 - Kris Jenner slammed for calling Blac Chyna "ghetto"
On Friday 22nd April, fans blast Kris Jenner, labelling her as 'racist' for allegedly calling Blac Chyna "ghetto" and "stupid" in leaked text messages.
In court, Chyna's attorney claimed that "Kris Jenner messaged E! Network executives and producers following a December 2016 argument between Chyna and Rob Kardashian, saying that they should 'ditch the b*tch'".
After the alleged texts surfaced on Twitter, fans and followers couldn't help but share their thoughts on the situation, with one user saying:
"I canât believe Kris Jenner even fixed her mouth to call Blac Chyna ghetto, one daughter had a baby by one man while married to another, one married a crack head, and two just keep having babies out of wedlock, itâs been 10 plus years and we still donât even know who Khloe dad is".
I canât believe Kris Jenner even fixed her mouth to call Blac Chyna ghetto, one daughter had a baby by one man while married to another, one married a crack head, and two just keep having babies out of wedlock, itâs been 10 plus years and we still donât even know who Khloe dad is
— Qá´á´á´É´ á´Ň Aá´á´ĘÉŞá´á´ (@galwithaboyname) April 20, 2022Also- Kris Jenner has her nerve calling Blac Chyna ghetto-considering HER ghetto ass daughters doing all kinds of abhorrent shit on tv/internet. Itâs ghetto to let your 16 yr old daughter date a grown ass man, Kris. Itâs ghetto to be a doormat for corny ass Tristan. Etc etcđ¤¨
— đŁWhat, like itâs hard?đ§ (@RevereRomance) April 20, 2022Kris Jenner calling Blac Chyna ghetto, but did Kim not make a sex tape, stole Sonja Norwood credit card, stole Kanye from Amber. You let your minor date Tyga, who she stole from Blac Chyna, then Blac Chyna had a baby w/your son. Khloe stole Lamar, French Montana, and Tristan..bye
— Mylie James (@lovejo888) April 20, 2022 -
April 21 - Kris Jenner claims Blac Chyna threatened to 'kill 'Kylie Jenner
On April 21, Kris Jenner claimed in court that she was made aware of the several death threats Chyna made against her youngest daughter Kylie after she started dating Chyna's ex-boyfriend Tyga. The two date from 2014 to 2017.
"Of course, it was alarming, but we just kept it in the family" Kris testified in court. "They lived across the street and she [Chyna] had a young child. I think we were more concerned about the Tyga situation".
Tyga allegedly informed Kris on several occasions that Chyna tried to physically attack him with a knife. "I didnât have much of a reaction,â Kris said. "There was just a lot of drama ⌠and Iâm used to that in my family".
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April 21 - Blac Chyna dismiss claims she held a gun to Rob Kardashian's head
In the first hearing on April 21, it was alleged that during a violent dispute, Chyna put a gun to Rob Kardashian's head and strangled him with a phone line, just before they broke up in 2017.
"I did not point it at him. I was joking ... I would never shoot Rob" she stated in court shortly adding, "I put the chord around his neck, but he was playing video games and I was just trying to get his attention".
Blac Chyna Responds To Rob Kardashian Drama
Chyna admitted to shattering a TV and a gingerbread house, as well as damaging the bedroom door, because she was enraged with him for snatching her phone and putting himself in a closet to check her text messages.
"I could not take the abuse any more of him accusing me of doing all kinds of things" she said. "I was so angry because he wouldnât give me my phone back".
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April 20 - Blac Chyna's mother banned from Kardashians trial after foul-mouthed rant
Tokyo Toni, Blac Chyna's mother, was reportedly thrown out of the Chyna vs. Kardashian courtroom after viciously attacking the Kardashians on Instagram live after sitting next to them in a Los Angeles courtroom for the hearing.
Tokyo can be seen rolling a marijuana and yelling at the camera during the Instagram live, saying:
"Kris had on a f***ing crusty a** tan suit with one button. They look scary in real life" she told her live viewers. She then proceeded to mock Khloe by adding "Did you have some Xanax before you got there b****? Stand the f*** up and back".
"You're nobody, you're the snitch in the building, you get to the back h*e, like that" she continued making reference to Kris Jenner.
Michael Rhodes, the Kardashians' family lawyer, sought that she be barred from the courtroom for making "veiled bodily threats" against the family.
"She cannot be in this courtroom if this is how she is going to conduct herself" he added. "A trial like this is hard - it's a lot harder if I have to worry about my clients' safety".
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May 12 - Blac Chyna files legal documents accusing the judge of being 'bias'
Blac Chyna claims the judge in her $108 million lawsuit against the Kardashians is biassed against her. According to People Magazine, shehas filed a peremptory challenge against Judge Gregor Alarcon of the Superior Court of Los Angeles.
In Chyna's lawsuit, a jury of seven women and five men found in favour of the Kardashians on May 2. As a result, Chyna received no compensation in the case.