Blac Chyna’s battle with the Kardashian-Jennerscontinued in court on Tuesday, with the model claiming they used their influence to cancel her short-lived E! series, “Rob & Chyna.”
The famous family rebutted those claims via their legal team, alleging they were trying to protect Rob Kardashian from an abusive relationship.
Page Six was inside the Los Angeles Superior Court for the second day of the trial, when attorneys for both parties provided their opening statements after 12 jurors — seven women and five men — were sworn in, along with four alternate jurors.
Chyna’s attorney, Lynne Ciani, claimed that Khloé Kardashian, Kim Kardashian, Kylie Jenner and Kris Jenner not only conspired to cancel “Rob & Chyna” after its first season, but also allegedly tried to cover it up.
“Chyna wanted to bring the ‘real’ back into reality TV and a real relationship has its ups and downs,” Ciani argued. “Kris Jenner falsely told them [network executives and production] that Chyna beat the s–t out of Rob’s face and asked to take her off the show.”
Chyna is suing the family for more than $40 million for loss of earnings and more than $60 million in future earnings. She claims the Kardashian-Jenners used their media machine to defame her and interfered with her contract for “Rob & Chyna.”
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