Kardashians and Blac Chyna.Photo: Amy Sussman/Getty; Michael Tran/Getty
Blac Chynais being asked to pay the Kardashian-Jenner family over $390,000 in legal fees afterlosing the defamation caseagainst them last month.
A new petition from the legal team ofKris Jenner,Kim Kardashian,Khloé KardashianandKylie Jenneris asking Chyna, 34, for almost $400,000 to make up for the court costs they say they spent on the defamation case.
In a statement to PEOPLE, Chyna’s attorney Lynne Ciani said of the petition: “Kris Jenner’s attempt to financially ruin Angela White, the mother of her granddaughterDream Kardashian, will not work.”
“Under California law, costs are awarded to defendants only when they are without fault. In this case, a Los Angeles jury reached a verdict that defendantKris Jennerfalsely claimed that ‘Chyna beat the s— out of Rob’s face’ and that defendantKylie Jennerfalsely claimed that Chyna would ‘proceed with using and physically abusing my brother.’ The same Los Angeles jury reached a verdict that defendantsKris Jenner,Kim Kardashian,Khloe Kardashian, andKylie Jennerdid not act reasonably and in good faith to protect their own economic interests in the ‘Rob & Chyna’ show,” her statement continued.
“Angela White’s objectives in the litigation were to prove that Kris andKylie Jenner’s statements were false and that all four defendants did not act reasonably and in good faith regarding Season 2 of ‘Rob & Chyna.’ Because Ms. White achieved these litigation objectives, defendants cannot be considered ‘prevailing parties’ under California law and they cannot recover their exorbitant litigation costs of $391,000 from Ms. White,” the statement concluded.
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Chyna had sued Kris, Kim, Khloé and Kylie for intentional interference with her contract at E! in regards to the former reality seriesRob & Chyna. Kim was eventuallydropped from the suit, before a jury found the Kardashian-Jenner family not guilty of defaming Chyna in May. No monetary damages were awarded to the model.
“The jury found that Chyna had not physically abusedRob Kardashian,” Ciani said toThe Associated Press. She added that “the jury found that all four defendants had intentionally interfered with her contract with the E! Network,” and that they would “appeal on the remaining questions.”
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The defamation case isn’t the only legal proceeding that Chyna and her attorney are currently battling against the Kardashians.
Earlier this month, Chyna’s ex-fiancéRob Kardashianalleged the model agreed to drop herrevenge-porn lawsuitagainst him, but hassince backed out of the deal, according to court documents obtained to PEOPLE.
Rob’s attorneys did not respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment at the time.
source: people.com
