Revelations in ‘Rob & Chyna’ fued
Blac Chyna is in a legal battle with Kris Jenner and her daughters Kim Kardashian, Khloé Kardashian and Kylie Jenner over the cancellation of her reality show “Rob & Chyna” with ex-fiancé Rob Kardashian.
Chyna, a model and former reality star whose legal name is Angela White, is suing the “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” stars for $100 million in lost earnings from the end of the 2016 spinoff after one season and the loss of celebrity earning power that resulted from it.
“Kris Jenner set out to have ‘Rob & Chyna’ canceled,” Chyna’s lawyer Lynne Ciani told the jury during opening statements on April 18, as the accused family sat in the front row of the gallery. “And she brought in her three daughters to help accomplish that.”
However, Kardashian lawyer Michael G. Rhodes said the couple’s reality show was canceled by the E! Network not because of any machinations by the Kardashians, but because they broke up.
“There is no ‘Rob & Chyna’ show if there is no Rob and Chyna,” Rhodes said.
Kris Jenner takes the stand:The Kardashians matriarch testifies on Blac Chyna, Rob Kardashian relationship
The Los Angeles trial, which began with jury selection on April 18, is off to an intense start with allegations of abuse.
Both sides agreed that Rob Kardashian and Chyna got into a terrible argument in 2016 that permanently damaged their relationship.
The differing accounts of that fued will take up much of the trial that’s expected to last seven to 10 days. All four defendants are expected to take the stand.
Here are all the biggest revelations from the trial (so far):
Blac Chyna says wrapping cord around Rob Kardashian’s neck was done ‘jokingly’
Chyna took the stand on April 20 and described a gleeful celebration she and Rob Kardashian had on Dec. 14, 2016, when they learned “Rob & Chyna” had been greenlit for a second season.
“It was exciting, we were throwing money and having fun, being silly,” Chyna said, adding that she playfully ripped Rob Kardashian’s shirt.
Later, he was playing video games when she wrapped a phone-charging cord around his neck, she said. “I came up behind him, doing that jokingly,” she testified. “I just went like this to get his attention.”
And at one point when he was on FaceTime with a friend, she picked up an unloaded gun that Rob Kardashian kept on his dresser, she said. She said none of the moments were intended to do harm and Rob Kardashian seemed to take them just as she meant them.
Blac Chyna’s lawyer’s opening statement:Kris Jenner falsely accused Chyna of abuse to end her show
Chyna claims Rob’s jealousy led to the couple’s split
Rob Kardashian was prone to bouts of jealousy, Chyna claimed during her testimony. His doubts about being the father of their newborn daughter, Dream, led to a paternity test that was filmed for the show.
She said that on the morning of Dec. 15, 2016, he grabbed her phone, shut himself in a closet and searched for signs of communication with other men.
Chyna said she couldn’t handle the accusations and unfair scrutiny anymore.
“In the past there had been a cycle of him taking my phone and posting things from it, and I was really getting sick of it,” she said.
She then smashed the gingerbread house and TV, but when pressed by the defense, she denied going beyond damaging property or resorting to hitting Rob.
‘A big no for me’:Kardashian family appears in court for jury selection in case against Blac Chyna
Kris Jenner claims Chyna threatened to kill Kylie Jenner
When Kris Jenner took the stand on April 21, she said that Chyna made death threats to her youngest daughter, Kylie Jenner, but she didn’t present evidence of it other than word of mouth. The family matriarch noted that it was just “what Tyga and Kylie told me.”
Chyna and rapper Tyga were previously in a relationship and share son King Cairo, 9. Following their split, Tyga dated Kylie.
“I don’t remember the exact circumstance,” Kris told Chyna’s attorney. “You’d have to ask Kylie.”
When questioned why she didn’t report the allegations, she said, “I wasn’t that concerned. There were all kinds of things going on. There was just a lot of drama, which I’m used to in my family.”
Contributing: Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, Andrew Dalton, Associated Press