Blac Chyna and Rob Kardashian.Photo: Michael Tran/Getty Images; Broadimage/Shutterstock
Blac Chyna’s revenge-porn claims againstRob Kardashianwill go to trial after the exes were unable to reach an agreement.
“Chyna is very pleased that the trial judge denied Rob’s motion to ‘enforce’ a settlement that never existed,” Chyna’s lawyer, Lynne Ciani, said in a statement to PEOPLE. “Without a settlement, Chyna will prove her case to a Los Angeles jury on June 20 that Rob posted devastating revenge porn of her to millions of his Instagram followers without her consent.”
Ciani added, “Revenge porn is a very dangerous form of violence predominantly perpetrated against girls and women. Victims of revenge porn typically experience serious anxiety, shame, and helplessness. Some revenge porn victims have committed suicide.Rob Kardashianhas never taken responsibility for his heinous and vengeful act of posting revenge porn against Chyna in July 2017. He was never criminally prosecuted. It is finally time for Rob to be held accountable in a court of law.”
A lawyer for Kardashian did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Jones, who is identified in the documents as a “former friend”, is accusing the exes of “public disclosure of private facts” and “intentional infliction of emotional distress,” per the docs.
Kardashian’s legal team said in their motion that Chyna and her lawyers asked Kardashian to “resolve the Jones Case without her having to pay any money to secure a dismissal with prejudice.”
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He agreed to the deal last month; however, he alleged that Chyna, with whom he shares 5-year-old daughterDream, then “changed her mind” and threatened to move forward with the trial, which was supposed to begin Monday, the filing said.
Kardashian’s lawyers argued that “Chyna and her counsel have acted in bad faith” and asked a judge to implement the settlement agreement and drop the case entirely.
Now that the judge has denied Kardashian’s motion in the latest court filing, the case will go to trial. It is not clear when proceedings will begin.
In 2017, Chynafiled a lawsuitagainst the reality star for allegedly damaging her brand and verbally and physically abusing her.
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According to the filing, Chyna alleged the nude photo scandal and influence from the Kardashian family are what gotRob & Chyna,herE!reality show with Kardashian, axed before a second season.
source: people.com
