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Kim Kardashian found not guilty of defaming Blac Chyna

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Kim Kardashian has been found not guilty of defaming Blac Chyna amid the rapper's highly-publicised legal battle against the reality TV family.

Legal documents obtained by Page Six show a judge ruled there was "no evidence" that anything the 41-year-old reality star said was "alleged to be defamatory" against 33-year-old Chyna.

Despite the dismissal of the defamation claim, there is still the alleged intentional interference with a contract claim about the Rob & Chyna series cancellation.

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A judge has ruled that there was no evidence that anything the reality star said was "alleged to be defamatory" against Chyna. Getty

Chyna is suing the family for US$100 million (approx. $135 million), claiming that they ruined her reality TV career.

The case revolves around Chyna's 2017 lawsuit, which alleges her ex-fiancé, Rob, was abusive and that the Kardashian-Jenners were responsible for the cancellation of the former couple's short-lived TV show.

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Chyna is suing the family for US$100 million claiming that they ruined her reality TV career. AP

Chyna sued the entire family — Rob Kardashian, his mother Kris Jenner and his sisters Kim Kardashian, Khloé Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian, Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner — over claims of defamation, assault, battery, domestic violence and interference with prospective economic relations.

That same year, the family responded to the claims with their own lawsuit, alleging that Chyna had attacked Rob.

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Chyna is seeking more than US$40 million (approx. $54 million) for loss of earning damages and more than US$60 million (AUD $81 million) in loss of future earning capacity damages, according to court filings.

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Chyna rejected a settlement offer. Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP

Earlier this month, the Kardashian-Jenner's defence attorney, Michael G. Rhodes, told the judge that Chyna rejected a settlement offer.

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Ahead of the trial, Chyna's attorney said in a statement that her client is "thankful" to be able to prove to a jury that all four defendants "abused their power" to cancel her show.

"Chyna went from being the star on E!'s number-one hit show at US$92,500 (approx. $125,368) per episode to being off the airwaves entirely," the attorney added.

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