Why did Blac Chyna sue the Kardashians?
BLAC Chyna's legal battle with the Kardashians came to an end in May 2022 after almost five years.
Now, fans are wondering why Rob Kardashian's ex, Blac Chyna, sued the famous family.
Why did Blac Chyna sue the Kardashians?
In 2017, Chyna, 35, began battling the famous family in court.
The model requested the unaired footage made from what would’ve been season 2 of Rob & Chyna be handed over.
The reality series premiered in September 2016 and ran for one season. It was renewed but later canceled by the network.
In addition to the footage, Chyna also alleged in the lawsuit that Kris and Kylie Jenner, along with Kim and Khloé Kardashian, “defamed” her.
The suit claimed Chyna’s “highly lucrative contract” with E! and parent company NBCUniversal was shut down due to the family’s alleged involvement.
Court papers showed Chyna claimed “illegal interference” caused Rob & Chyna's cancellation.
Did Chyna win the lawsuit against the Kardashian family?
On Monday, May 2, 2022, the Kardashian family won their legal battle with Chyna, as per .
As the publication reported, the Los Angeles County Superior Court did not award Chyna any damages in the lawsuit over her canceled E! series with her ex-partner, Rob, 36.
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The outlet then stated: "While the jury found the Kardashians’ behavior at times aligned with some of Chyna’s claims toward them, it determined their actions did not affect the longevity of Chyna’s reality show or her career overall."
Chyna had reportedly scored a big legal victory against the Kardashians in December 2020.
After years of back-and-forth, a judge ordered that the short-lived reality series' production company, Bunim/Murray, hand over the content, revealed.
Bunim/Murray reportedly had 45 days to hand over all of the footage.
What did the canceled reality series footage contain?
According to , the footage contained scenes that were filmed in March 2017 and showed Chyna with her then-fiancé, Rob, “in love.”
In the footage, the couple — who broke up shortly after — were “expressing love” to each other as Chyna underwent a medical procedure.
Chyna’s attorney said in a June 2020 statement to that NBC executives “never viewed the existing unaired Season 2 footage.”
She claimed this “conclusively proves that Kris Jenner lied when she claimed that Chyna had ‘beat the [expletive] out of Rob’s face’.”
The outlet also reported that a month earlier, Kylie and Rob sued Chyna for battery after alleging she tried to choke the father of her daughter Dream Kardashian with a phone cord.
Chyna's attorney added that the “executive-level decision-makers at the E! Network and NBCUniversal” — all of whom were white — “completely denied any due process to their black reality TV star regarding the fate of Season 2 of Rob & Chyna.”
In response, the Kardashian’s lawyer — Marty Singer — said: “This is a two-year-old lawsuit in which Chyna has changed her defense more times than we can count.
“Sadly, unsurprising to anyone, she has stooped to a new low, changing her defense to try to leverage the emotions and pain of the moment, insulting the pain and suffering of real victims of racial injustice and systemic racism."
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Additional unused footage from Keeping Up With The Kardashians — also taken in 2017 — was also asked to be handed over.
The KUWTK clips reportedly showed Chyna and Rob working on their relationship and co-parenting Dream.