BLAC Chyna’s revenge porn trial with Rob Kardashian is scheduled to begin today in California.
Chyna, 34, is taking the Keeping Up With The Kardashians alum to court in Los Angeles for sharing graphic images of her online back in 2017 during their previous, volatile relationship.
Earlier this month, Rob’s lawyers filed a motion claiming they had reached a settlement agreement ahead of the trial set for today, but she was trying to back out.
During a hearing on June 16, Judge Gregory W Alarcon heard from both Chyna’s lawyer, Lynne Ciani, and Rob’s counsel, attorneys Todd Eagan and Melissa Lerner, and Chyna’s attorney insisted they were still in settlement discussions about two draft agreements.
The judge ruled on Thursday morning to deny Rob’s motion to enforce the alleged settlement.
Rob could take the stand during the trial on Monday, which he also did during his family’s previous contract interference and defamation case against him and his family.
He claimed she was often abusive during their relationship during his testimony in that case, even alleging that she put a gun to his head, which she denied.
Read our Rob Kardashian vs Blac Chyna live blog for the latest news and updates…
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Ciani hits back at Rob’s attorneys
In response to Rob Kardashian’s attorney Todd Eagan, Blac Chyna’s lawyer Lynne Ciani responded of her client: “She wants her daughter to know it’s not okay to have nude photos posed against your will, no matter who that is [who posted them].”
She said revenge porn was serious and a crime, and although Rob was not being criminally prosecuted they had put years into the civil case for a reason.
When asked again if she was willing to go before a settlement judge, Ciani said in previous proceedings, “That ship has sailed, we are ready to go on Monday.”
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Fears for Dream Kardashian
Rob Kardashian’s attorney Todd Eagan previously told the court Rob was keen to settle this case and proposed they go before a settlement judge to hash out the terms.
“He doesn’t want in five/ten years his daughter to read about a fight between his parents that is going to involve sexually explicit images,” he said.
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Blac Chyna’s mom begs for appeal money
Blac Chyna’s mom, Tokyo Toni, begged fans for $400K so that her daughter could appeal the judge’s decision in their court fight against the Kardashians.
Tokyo — whose real name is Shalana Hunter — started up a GoFundMe page in hopes of raising enough money so that Chyna, 33, could fight back against the court’s decision in that previous case.
The GoFundMe, titled Cheering for Blac Chyna’s Appeal, is asking for a whopping $400,000.
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Chyna’s team said they are going to appeal
“The jury found that Chyna had not physically abused Rob Kardashian,” Blac Chyna’s attorney Lynne Ciani said in a video captured by a US Sun reporter after the verdict was handed down in the April 2022 trial.
Her team said they plan to appeal the decision.
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Why did Blac Chyna sue the Kardashians?
After Rob & Chyna was put “on hold” back in July of 2017 by E! News, Blac Chyna sued the Kardashians for allegedly interfering with her career in reality TV.
E! told Variety in 2017 that they plan to “follow the [Kardashian] family’s lead” on what to do next with the spinoff.
Chyna’s attorney, Lynne Ciani, told Us Weekly in a 2020 statement that she would “seek millions in compensatory and punitive damages from Kris [Jenner], Kim [Kardashian], Khloé [Kardashian], and Kylie [Jenner] for defamation, intentional interference with contract, and intentional interference with prospective economic advantage.”
The trial took place in April 2022. Chyna lost the case and was awarded zero damages by a jury.
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Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna timeline, part three
Several months later, in October 2017, Chyna sued the Kardashian clan for defamation and intentional interference with her reality TV show.
In December 2020, the couple agreed to share physical custody of their daughter, Dream, on an alternating weekly schedule.
Then, in February 2022, Rob dropped his assault and battery lawsuit against Chyna because his “love for Dream far outweighs my desire to proceed with my claims against her mother in a public trial,” he told E! in a statement.
In March of this year, Chyna alleged she didn’t receive child support from either of her baby daddies, Rob or Tyga.
And in April 2022, Chyna took the Kardashians to trial over her canceled reality TV show.
Now, the two are facing off again in court in California.
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Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna timeline, continued
In November 2016, the couple’s daughter, Dream, was born.
In December 2016, the first season of Rob & Chyna ended, and the pair were rumored to have split and to no longer live together.
Then, in February 2017, Chyna was seen without her engagement ring and out with a different man.
In April 2017, the pair were reportedly back together after Snapchats of the two kissing were shared.
And then, in July 2017, Rob lashed out at his ex by posting explicit images which appeared to be of Chyna on Instagram and accusing his former fiancee of cheating on him. Chyna’s request for a restraining order against Rob was granted following his social media outburst.
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Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna timeline
Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna had a short but volatile relationship.
In January 2016, Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna were first linked together.
In April 2016, the couple announced their engagement.
Then, in May 2016, the pair announced Chyna’s pregnancy.
In September 2016, the E! reality series, Rob & Chyna, aired and documented the relationship between the two of them.
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Chyna hits back at Rob over settlement
Blac Chyna hit back at ex Rob Kardashian claiming she rejected a settlement agreement ahead of their revenge porn trial, The Sun exclusively revealed last week.
Court documents filed in Los Angeles and seen by The Sun revealed Blac Chyna’s lawyer, Lynne Ciani, slammed Rob Kardashian’s counsel, calling the motion to uphold the alleged settlement “frivolous.”
“Defendant Rob Kardashian desperately seeks to avoid the consequences of the upcoming jury trial for Plaintiff Angela White’s Revenge Porn claim against him,” the opposition papers read.
The attorney insisted Rob should be sanctioned for trying to “enforce” two ‘draft settlement agreements’ that were never signed by Chyna, whose real name is Angela White.
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Rob accused Chyna of cheating
During those same online rants, Rob also accused the mother of his daughter, Dream, of cheating on him.
He alleged she was using drugs and abusing alcohol at the time, which she denied.
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What is the trial about?
Blac Chyna is going after Rob Kardashian in court for allegedly sharing graphic images of her online back in 2017 during their tumultuous relationship.
In the original filing, Chyna claimed she suffered “significant damages” after her ex’s shocking social media rampage on July 5, 2017, in which he shared three graphic images of her on Instagram.
