2016 may forever be known as the year Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna had their ever-surprising on-again-off-again relationship that always had us guessing. What followed was a horrific case of revenge porn from Rob Kardashian, followed by a court case brought by Blac Chyna. Here's a timeline of their relationship, starting with the latest update:

8 December, 2020: Blac Chyna lands a wins in Kardashian court case over unaired footage.

As reported by Page Six, Chyna is suing mmbers of the Kardashian clan, including matriarch Kris Jenner, Kim Kardashian, Khloe Kardashian and Kylie Jenner, over the cancellation of her spin-off show Rob & Chyna after one season. She claims it cut her earnings and filming had already started. The Kardashians and Jenners involved deny this being the case.

A judge has now ruled that Chyna has won the rights to the footage shot for the canned second series, and has ordered Bunim/Murray Productions, the company behind the reality show, to hand it over. What Chyna will decide to do with said footage remains unclear.

The overall lawsuit (which was first launched in October 2017) remains ongoing, however. Chyna also claims that Kris, Kim, Khloé and Kylie defamed her and broke the law by interfering with her "highly lucrative contract" with E! Network/NBC Universal.

A source also told Page Six that every E! executive testified that the Kardashians and momager Kris Jenner had no impact whatsoever on the network’s decision to cancel the series.


25th January 2016: Rob —or rather, his arm —appears on Chyna's Instagram, along with the words "the beginning" and a shamrock emoji. Khloé writes a cryptic tweet about never going "against the family" and claims it's not meant for a specific family member. Rob shares an Instagram meme featuring a photo of Chyna carrying a car seat one day later.

26th January 2016: TMZ reports that Chyna is helping Rob get back in shape by having "intense" workouts together.

27th January 2016: Rob moves into Chyna's place as People reports he's "no longer welcome" at former digs, Khloé's house. TMZ claims the move happened after Khloé found the couple at her house with "liquor bottles and trash strewn about."

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28th January 2016: Chyna's ex Tyga (and Kylie Jenner's boyfriend at the time) gives his first public reaction to the budding romance, saying that "everybody deserves to be happy."

29th January 2016: Kris Jenner is photographed paying a visit to Rob after Chyna gets out of town, leading many to believe Kris is there for a confrontation of some sort. Later that day, Chyna is escorted off a flight in Austin, Texas and booked on charges of public intoxication and possessing a controlled substance.

31st January 2016: Rob drives his Bentley for more than 20 hours from Los Angeles to Austin to pick up his lady. TMZ reports that Rob and Chyna are offered a sex tape deal.

1st February 2016: Rob joins Snapchat with some help from Chyna, who announces that his username is "Robphukedme."

9th February 2016: Chyna sparks engagement rumours after a giant ring is spotted on her ring finger during the Trinadad and Tobago Carnival. BFF Amber Rose is there, too.

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14th February 2016: Rob celebrates his first Valentine's Day with Chyna by gifting her with a huge tree of red roses and a giant painting of his girl overlaid with the lyrics to a John Legend song. By the way, the lyrics are coated in actual diamond dust and cost Rob a cool $35,000, according to TMZ. NBD.

18th February 2016: Khloé posts an old photo of Rob along with a simple message.

One day later, Rob and Chyna give fans a tour of his pantry, which apparently includes healthy things like Raincoast Crisps and Irish Oatmeal.

6th March 2016: Rob and Chyna survive their first break up rumour days after reportedly dropping the L-word to each other. Rob posts a huge close-up of himself with Chyna, along with a caption saying that "it would be a lot healthier for our relationship if we kept a lot more to ourselves."

9th March 2016: Rob attends a BBQ shirtless and shares the results on Snapchat.

13th March 2016: Rob and Chyna head to Montego Bay, Jamaica for a club appearance. Rob wears Givenchy sandals while at said club.

15th March 2016: Rob and Kylie shut down rumours that his family has turned against him since he began dating Chyna by appearing on Snapchat together. According to Kylie, she sees her brother "all the time."

16th March 2016: Chyna, her son Cairo, and Rob head to Legoland for an early 29th birthday celebration.

23rd March 2016: Kris says Chyna "seems like a really nice girl." She tells the Kylie and Jackie O radio Show in Australia that Rob has been doing "really, really well" and is just trying to be healthy.

30th March 2016: Amber Rose gives Rob and Chyna her blessing: "I feel like initially it looked like it was something that it wasn't, but really they're just very happy together. That's all it is, and they have a great time together, as you can see, and I'm so happy for Chyna."

4th April 2016: Rob proposes to Chyna with a 7-carat diamond ring worth $325,000. She says yes. They celebrate with Chyna's mom at a strip club.

6th May 2016: Rob and Chyna both post matching Instagrams that sure seem to imply that Chyna is pregnant.

11th May 2016: Rob gives Chyna 28 bouquets of flower and 28 love notes for her 28th birthday.

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25th July 2016: Rob deletes all of his Instagrams and unfollows Blac Chyna. Is this the beginning of the end??

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However, same day, Chyna put any break-up rumours to rest by showcasing her engagement ring on Snapchat:

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11th September 2016. Kris Jenner reveals that Rob and Chyna are having a girl. (Classic Kris!)

13th September 2016. Not to be upstaged, Chyna shares a sonogram of their baby girl:

28th September 2016. Rob Kardashian, seemingly out of nowhere, tweeted half-sister Kylie Jenner's phone number, claiming she didn't invite "the mother of my child," Blac Chyna, to a baby shower. It was such a big deal that Kim later said that she couldn't watch the debate because she was distracted by "family drama."

Us Weekly reported that Kourtney, Khloé, and Kim had planned a baby shower for Rob and Chyna. But he didn't know that they were also planning on bringing TV cameras with them. "He learned they were filming it for Keeping Up With The Kardashians and said, 'F**k that,'" a source told the magazine. "So Chyna didn't go either. He messed everything up."

4th October 2016. Rob and Chyna found out about Kim's Paris robbery during their baby shower. "They were both extremely shaken up and upset by everything, but once they discovered that Kim wasn't hurt they calmed down," a source said. "It was a terrifying moment for the two of then. They were so worried about Kim."

10th November 2016. Rob and Chyna welcomed their first child together — a daughter named Dream Renée.

10th December 2016. Kim, Kourtney, and Khloé reportedly try to block Blac Chyna from trademarking her name. TMZ claimed to have obtained documents that show companies belonging to Kim, Khloé, and Kourtney Kardashian in the process of blocking Chyna's request to trademark what will become her name after her wedding to Rob Kardashian, "Angela Renee Kardashian."

11th December 2016. Everyone celebrates Dream's first month birthday. Chyna shared videos, and Kylie visited Dream.

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17th December 2016. Rob has shared a series of emotional posts on Instagram revealing that she has apparently left him and taken their gorgeous newborn daughter Dream.

Rob and Chyna broke the internet with several reveals — including Chyna's texts about Rob, Rob's subsequent Instagram and Snapchat exposé on his empty house and lost love, and Chyna's response to that.

19th December 2016: Rob tweets a private photo of baby Dream, and Blac Chyna is NOT happy.

1st January 2017: Rob and Chyna spend New Year's together.

Jan. 25, 2017: Rob and Chyna mark their first anniversary, with Rob sharing a video montage of their relationship.

16th February 2017: Multiple sources confirm to Us Weekly that Rob and Chyna have split yet again. “Rob thinks it’s the right decision,” quips one source, who adds that Chyna has “disappeared for days at a time” without contacting her fiancé. “This won’t end well.” The engaged couple have reportedly been “at odds” and have been living apart ever since their brief breakup over the holidays. FYI, Us notes that season two of Rob & Chyna is still a go.

2nd March 2017: People reports that Rob has not been allowed to be alone with baby Dream since he and Chyna split up and ended their engagement.

One source says Rob remains "physically and emotionally" unhealthy and that the Kardashians are "very concerned" about him. The day before, Rob posted an Instagram with his daughter, along with the caption, "Saying bye to my beautiful baby girl... she is smiling at me. U see how she looking at her daddy... I literally can't get enough of this girl... I never felt a love or happiness like this ever in my life and she makes me so happy... about to miss her so much."

8th March 2017: Sources tell both Us Weekly and People that season two of Rob & Chyna has been put on hold in wake of the couple's split. While E! did not offer specifics on the future of the show, a vague statement about Keeping Up With the Kardashians was released: “We are continuing to shoot with all the family members, and are covering Rob and his relationship with Chyna.”

Meanwhile, People is also reporting that Rob and Chyna will soon engage in an "ugly" custody battle over Dream, 4 months. Chyna is reportedly seeking sole custody and is asking for Rob to only have visitation rights.

1st April 2017: In a series of Snapchat videos, Chyna and Rob seem to be very much on. As Chyna lip-synchs to Kendrick Lamar's new single, "Humble," as Rob hugs her behind. Chyna also captioned one photo "Dreams Daddy," obvs talking about their 4-month-old daughter, Dream.

31st May 2017: Us Weekly reports that Rob has been dating reality TV star Meghan James, who’s appeared on American reality shows Bad Girl’s Club and Basketball Wives LA. According to one source, the relationship is still in its early stages. The next day, Rob tweets that the dating rumours are “not true never even met her or heard of her before.” Meghan retweets the post so make of that what you will.

26th June 2017: People report Blac and Rob are "getting along, but are not officially back together", adding that they are "spending a lot of time together' and "there hasn’t been any drama".

5th July 2017: Rob Kardashian takes to Instagram to post a number of horrific revenge porn photos of Blac Chyna. First, he posted a video of her kissing another man, alleging that she had cheated on him with this man, before sharing a number of screen shots of their messages, and some extremely explicit photos of Blac's crotch, nipples and bare bum.

10th July 2017: Days after retaining power attorney Lisa Bloom, Chyna and her attorney sit down with Good Morning America for an interview. Chyna says she was “devastated” and "felt betrayed” by Rob's social media episode.

"I talked to Rob about everything. The moral of the story is, he doesn’t respect me. So if you can’t respect me you have to respect the law.” As noted by her attorney, sharing graphic images online without the consent of the person in the images is a crime and civil wrong in the state of California.

"It’s also domestic abuse, which allows us to go in immediately and get domestic violence restraining orders to protect Chyna,” Bloom told GMA. According to Chyna, she sent a video of her with another man to Rob as a way to get him to “leave me alone,” adding that she and Rob had been broken up since December 2016.

Later that day, a Los Angeles judge grants Chyna a temporary restraining order against Rob following a court hearing. Chyna and her attorneys Lisa Bloom and Walter Mosley appeared in court together while Rob was represented by Robert Shapiro and Sam Klein. According to the order, Rob is to stay at least 100 yards away from Chyna and is prohibited from posting photos of Chyna, their daughter Dream, and Chyna’s son Cairo. Following the hearing, Chyna told reporters, “I’m just going to go back to co-parenting Dream.”

28th September 2017: Rob sues Chyna for assault. The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star alleges in legal documents that Chyna physically attacked him and attempted to choke him with an iPhone cord after a December 2016 argument, reports The Blast.

17th October 2017: Documents surface showing that Chyna is suing the entire Kardashian family, accusing them of damaging her brand and sabotaging her reality show with Rob, who she has accused of physical and emotional abuse.

8 December, 2020: Blac Chyna lands a wins in Kardashian court case over unaired footage.

As reported by Page Six, Chyna is suing mmbers of the Kardashian clan, including matriarch Kris Jenner, Kim Kardashian, Khloe Kardashian and Kylie Jenner, over the cancellation of her spin-off show Rob & Chyna after one season. She claims it cut her earnings and filming had already started.

A judge has now ruled that Chyna has won the rights to the footage shot for the canned second series, and has ordered Bunim/Murray Productions, the company behind the reality show, to hand it over. What Chyna will decide to do with said footage remains unclear.

The overall lawsuit (which was first launched in October 2017) remains ongoing, however. Chyna also claims that Kris, Kim, Khloé and Kylie defamed her and broke the law by interfering with her "highly lucrative contract" with E! Network/NBC Universal. Chyna also accused the Kardashian-Jenner family of assault, battery, domestic violence and defamation.

From: Cosmopolitan US