Kris Jenner joked she needed a drink after the Kardashian-Jenner family won their defamation trial against Blac Chyna.
Chyna—whose real name is Angela White—sued Jenner, 67, and her daughters Kim Kardashian, Khloé Kardashian and Kylie Jenner for defamation and intentional interference with her E! contract.
The trial, which took place beginning in April, came five years after Rob Kardashian’s ex-girlfriend filed her lawsuit against them.
Chyna, 34, and Rob Kardashian, 35, were first linked in January 2016 when they shared a loved-up photo on Instagram. Their engagement was confirmed months later in April, and by May, the Lashed Bar owner announced she was expecting the couple’s first child together. Dream Renée Kardashian was born in November.
The twosome dated on and off while raising Dream but eventually split for good in 2017.
Following their breakup, the Arthur George sock designer leaked nude photos of the mom of two—who shares son King Cairo with Kylie Jenner’s ex Tyga. He also accused her of cheating on him, neglecting their daughter and more.
Later that same day, Chyna took to Snapchat to hurl allegations of her own against Rob Kardashian.
“Rob u did all this but u beat me up and try to act [like] it never happen !!!!!” she alleged at the time. “U put hand on me I swear on god !!!!! On my kids but I’m supposed to be quiet because you’re a Kardashian.”
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Ultimately, the dad-of-one was banned from the platform. According to his current Instagram account’s bio, it’s now run Jenner Communications.
Chyna believed that the nude photo incident, as well as the Kardashian-Jenner clan’s influence at E!, resulted in the couple’s show Rob & Chyna getting dropped by the network. Prior to its cancellation, a second season had been announced.
On the most recent episode of The Kardashians titled “It’s Met Monday!”—obtained in advance by Newsweek—the famous family was open about the anxiousness they felt while awaiting the verdict hours before the Met Gala.
“Today’s a beautiful day, but it’s still… we’re waiting for the verdict, and I’m trying not to let this distract me, but it is weighing heavily on my mind,” Kris Jenner said.
In the next scene, Kim Kardashian—who was getting her hair and makeup done for fashion’s biggest night—told the room, “You guys, the verdict is in. The verdict is in! We have 30 minutes. Everyone, let’s say a prayer, OK?”
Khloé Kardashian, who sat next to her big sister, said she felt like she was “hyperventilating.”
“We didn’t do anything,” the Good American co-founder insisted. “The bad cannot win all the time. It just will set the tone that anyone can sue someone.”
Kim Kardashian, who is studying to be a lawyer, admitted that she was “nervous” about the outcome.
“It’s a jury trial, and on so many cases that I’ve seen, I’ve seen things go really wrong. But I also wanna trust in the jury and our legal representation, and it’s just a really scary position to be in.”
Khloé’s phone started to ring, and as she answered, she could hear Kris Jenner and her boyfriend, Corey Gamble, shouting, “We won!”
“I wanna cry. We are winners across the board,” Kris Jenner said in the car, seemingly on her way to the gala. “I need a drink. Praise be to God. It took six years to get here.”
A jury found that the Kardashian-Jenners were not liable for damages in the defamation trial and not liable for pressuring the network to drop the show.
“I am so thrilled. Thank you, Lord,” Kris Jenner said in a separate confessional. “I’ve never prayed so hard in my life. I’m happy for Rob. I’m happy for my girls. I’m happy we can put this chapter of our lives behind us and move on to more joyful things in life.”
The Kardashians airs weekly episodes on Thursdays on Hulu.
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