Kim and Khloe Kardashian Join Kris and Kylie Jenner for Day 1 of Jury Selection in Blac Chyna Defamation Case

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Family first! The Kardashians showed a united front on day one of the jury selection in Blac Chyna’s defamation case against the group.Kim Kardashian and Khloé Kardashian sat beside mom Kris Jenner and sister Kylie Jenner at a Los Angeles courthouse on Monday, April 18, as potential jurors were questioned before being put on the panel for the upcoming trial.The 33-year-old model was also in attendance as her lawsuit against the former Keeping Up With the Kardashians stars got underway. Rob Kardashian, who split from Chyna in 2017, was not at Monday’s proceedings.

The exes share 5-year-old daughter Dream.Chyna is seeking “millions in compensatory and punitive damages” from Kris, 66, Kim, 41, Khloé, 37, and Kylie, 24, for “defamation, intentional interference with contract and intentional interference with prospective economic advantage,” the rapper’s attorney, Lynne Ciani, told Us Weekly in a statement in October 2020.The lawsuit, which was initially filed in 2017, is pegged to the women’s alleged interference with Chyna and Rob’s reality series, Rob & Chyna, which was put on hold that year and never revisited.“Chyna is beyond thrilled that she will have her day in court,” Ciani previously stated, claiming that her client’s career on reality TV was “permanently damaged” as a result of the Kardashian-Jenner family.The Kardashians filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit, but a judge denied the request in October 2020 based on “substantial evidence” submitted by Chyna of unaired footage she claimed was supposed to be used on season 2 of the show.The “Cash Only” rapper doubled down on her claims against her ex-fiancé’s family earlier this month, tweeting about her plans to hold them responsible for the cancellation of Rob &