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It’s not over. Blac Chyna Rob Kardashian‘s revenge porn case will go to trial after the duo failed to reach an agreement.
A judge from the Superior Court of California denied the 35-year-old reality star’s previous motion to enforce a settlement in his case with his 34-year-old ex-fiancée on Thursday, June 16.
“Chyna is very pleased that the trial judge denied Rob’s motion to ‘enforce’ a settlement that never existed,” Lynne Ciani, the Lashed Cosmetics founder’s lawyer, told Us WeeklyIn a statement. “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.”
Kardashian reps did not immediately respond to a request to comment.
Ciani continued: “Rob Kardashian has never taken responsibility for his heinous and vengeful act of posting revenge porn against Chyna in July 2017. He was never charged with a crime. It is finally time for Rob to be held accountable in a court of law.”
The Real Blac ChynaThe lawsuit was filed by the Arthur George designer’s alum in October 2017, three months after their divorce. Chyna had accused the former E! allegedly used his social media accounts to publish explicit images of Chyna.
Court documents obtained by Use, Chyna claimed that she suffered “significant damages” after Kardashian posted private images of her in July 2017.
“At no time did Rob Kardashian have Ms. White’s permission to publish these photos or information online, nor did Rob Kardashian ever attempt to seek Ms. White’s consent to share these photos or her personal medical information before he posted them for his millions of Instagram and Twitter followers and the rest of the world to see,” the legal docs read.
In April, the Keeping up with Kardashians alum denied his ex-fiancée’s claims in a court filing. “Mr. Kardashian denies Ms. White’s allegation that he posted the images without Ms. White’s consent and denies that Ms. White had an expectation of privacy in the images,” attorneys for the reality star wrote in the documents. “He also disputes that his conduct caused Ms. White to sustain any mental pain and suffering, humiliation or emotional distress, and contends that Ms. White is not entitled to recover monetary damages.”
Chyna — whose real name is Angela White — also filed a defamation lawsuit against her ex’s mother, Kris Jenner, and his sisters Kim Kardashian, Khloé Kardashian Kylie JennerConcerning the cancellation Rob & Chyna. She claimed that the family used E!’s connections. The show’s first season aired in 2016.
However, a judge dismissed the case last month and Chyna wasn’t awarded any damages. The Kardashian-Jenners expressed gratitude for the verdict.
“On behalf of Kris, Kim, Khloe, Kylie, we want to express our appreciation to the jury,” the family’s counsel, Michael Rhodes and Michelle Doolin?, told UsIn a statement made in May. “We are also grateful for the steady hand of Judge Gregory Alarcon in making sure that this was a fair trial. The jury sent a clear message to Ms. White and her lawyer — I hope they are listening. Justice has prevailed.”
Chyna said that she would appeal the verdict. “Angela White deserved a fair trial in a court of law and she did not receive a fair trial,” Ciani told UsLast month, she said that her client had filed a mandate to remove Judge Alarcon from the revenge porn case.
