Khloé & Kim Kardashian Told E! ‘Keeping Up With the Kardashians’ Might Have Halted Filming If Blac Chyna Was Involved
variety.comElizabeth Wagmeister Senior CorrespondentKim Kardashian and Khloé Kardashian took the stand on Tuesday in the trial against their family, brought on by Blac Chyna, the ex-fiancé of their brother, Rob Kardashian.Chyna — who starred on E!’s “Rob & Chyna,” which aired for one season in 2016 — is suing the famous family for more than $140 million, claiming they ruined her reality TV career.“I will not go into a toxic work environment,” Kim Kardashian testified on Tuesday, commenting on her refusal to work with Chyna on “Keeping Up With the Kardashians,” per AP. “On my own show, I have the power to do that,” she added.Chyna would sometimes appear on “Keeping Up With the Kardashians,” which was the mega-hit flagship show that created the spinoff, “Rob & Chyna.” The spinoff didn’t make it back on-air after its first season when the couple split up, following a volatile fight where Chyna allegedly choked Rob Kardashian with a phone cord and held a gun to his head.
Last week, Chyna told the jury that the incident was a “joke.” Network execs and producers from the short-lived E! series previously testified that the show couldn’t continue since the central stars were no longer together and the show was based on the premise of documenting the couple in love.
Chyna, on the other hand, claims the famous family used their power to axe the show and derail her television career, which she says cost her more than a hundred million dollars in lost earnings.On the stand, Kim Kardashian testified for an hour and often responded to questioning by stating, “I don’t remember.” She said she had no memory of attempting to kill the show, “Rob & Chyna,” which is what Chyna is alleging of the Kardashian-Jenner family, who she says convinced E!
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