Why The Kardashians Couldn’t Destroy Blac Chyna and Jordyn Woods

The Kardashian-Jenner crew almost canceled them, but here’s how these two black women are thriving.

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Blac Chyna says that it is now “all love” when it comes to the Kardashian family, but what was the journey to get to that place? Black people have walked in and out of the lives of the Kardashian-Jenner family, and unfortunately, some of their successful lives and careers will never be the same. However, Blac Chyna and Jordyn Woods’ drama with the Kar-Jens didn’t completely destroy them. In the matter of fact, these Black women are now thriving. Here’s a timeline of their lives during and after dealing with the wrath of the Calabassas girls.

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2012-Jordyn Woods Meets Kylie Jenner

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Jordyn Woods and Kylie Jenner met in 2012 through their mutual friend, Jaden Smith. Wood’s father worked on the set of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. By the next year, the two were basically inseparable.

2014- Blac Chyna Breaks Up With Tyga

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Before Kylie Jenner controversially started dating Tyga in 2014, he was dating and had a child with Angela White, better known as Blac Chyna, who was known for being a stripper, starring in music videos, and having a makeup line. She was also friends with Kim K …until Kylie snatched up Tyga.

2015- Jordyn Supports Kylie’s Business Ventures

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Jordyn started hanging out with the whole Kardashian-Jenner family, supporting their brands and attending the KimYe wedding in 2014, and appearing at fashion shows together.

2016- Blac Chyna Confirms Relationship with Rob Kardashian

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Blac Chyna confirmed her relationship on social media and eventually got engaged to Rob Kardashian in 2016, despite the disapproval of the Kar-Jen fam. That same year, the couple welcomed their daughter, Dream.

2017- Jordyn Appears on Life of Kylie

Jordyn appeared several times on E!’s Life of Kylie in 2017. On the show, fans got the opportunity to see the ups and downs of Kylie and Jordyn’s friendship.

2017- Rob Kardashian Exposes Blac Chyna on Social Media

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Throughout 2016 and the beginning of 2017, Blac Chyna and Rob Kardashian had a series of break-ups and make-ups. In July 2017, Rob Kardashian took to Instagram to expose Blac Chyna for cheating, as well as posting naked pictures of her and accusing her of abusing drugs and alcohol.

2017- Blac Chyna Sues Kardashian Family and Gets Restraining Order

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The same year, Blac Chyna was granted several restraining orders against Rob. The parties sued each other back and forth until she filed a lawsuit in October 2017 against the whole Kardashian family for destroying her image. She believed that the Kardashian-Jenners caused her to lose a significant amount of money and also get the reality show Rob & Chyna canceled.

2018- Jordyn and Kylie’s Friendship Stronger Than Ever

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In 2018, Jordyn was in Kylie’s viral pregnancy announcement video. The duo also lived together and had a KYLIE X JORDAN collab for Kylie Cosmetics.

February 2019- Jordyn and Tristan Thompson Cheating Scandal

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In the scandal of the year, news broke that Tristan Thompson cheated on Khloe Kardashian with Kylie’s best friend, Jordyn Woods. Thompson, who already had a history of cheating on, Khloe, initially denied the allegations. The Kardashians began slowly unfollowing Jordyn on social media in the days after reports came out about the two.

March 2019- Red Table Talk

After months of Jordyn and her family facing harassment, Jordyn went on Red Table Talk to set the record straight. According to Woods, she was at his house for an afterparty and he kissed her as she was leaving the party. She admits that she was interacting too close to him that night, which made the situation look worse than it was. She denies ever sleeping with him or having any type of relationship with him.

July 2019- Jordyn’s Acting Debut and More Business Ventures

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Instead of backing down and letting the drama ruin her image, Jordyn immediately started to pivot and make a name for herself. She made her acting debut as the character, Dee in Grown-ish.

2020- The Masked Singer

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Jordyn competed as the kangaroo on The Masked Singer in 2020. Her raspy, alto voice shocked the judges, lasting several episodes before getting eliminated in April. She also began dating Karl-Anthony Towns this year.

April 2022- May 2022- Kardashian Vs. Blac Chyna Trial

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Blac Chyna filed a defamation lawsuit against Kris Jenner, Kyle Jenner, Khloe Kardashian, and Kim Kardashian and the trial officially began in April 2022 and came to a verdict two weeks later, in May. The Kardashian-Jenners were found not guilty of defamation resulting in monetary damages for Blac Chyna.

May 2022- Blac Chyna Gets Baptized and Shuts Down OnlyFans

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Blac Chyna, now going by her birth name, Angela White, was baptized on her birthday, May 11, 2022. Her new walk with Christ has also included shutting down her OnlyFans account which made her about one million dollars per year.

2023- Angela White, Cutting Off Tokyo Toni, and Surgeries Reversed

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Angela White has been documenting the process of reversing the cosmetic surgeries that she started when she was only nineteen. Her plastic surgeon spent eight hours removing all of the silicone from her rear end. She revealed that there were 1,250 CCs (cubic centimeters) of silicon in her butt, which compares to a 2-liter bottle of Coca-Cola. She lost over tem pounds just from the silicone in her butt removed. White also got her breast implants removed, her cheek, lips, and jawline fillers dissolved, and a Baphomet tattoo on her hip lasered away.

2023- Angela White Cuts Off Tokyo Toni

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Her mother, Tokyo Toni, is possibly Angela’s most vocal critic and hater. Tokyo Toni uses social media to call out her daughter’s lifestyle, relationships, her looks, and more. In March 2023, she called people “clowns” for cheering on her daughter for getting her fillers and implants removed. Angela has now claimed to have blocked her mother from communicating with her and is instead praying for her and loving her from afar.

2023- Jordyn Doing Better Than Ever

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About four years after the Tristan Thompson drama, Woods is now a business owner with her own clothing line called Woods by Jordyn. She is also a beauty influencer. For her 25th birthday, Karl-Anthony Towns offered to start up two businesses of her choice. In March 2023, she took to Instagram to tease a new business venture!

2023- No Bad Blood

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In July 2023, Blac Chyna was thrown into drama yet again with the Kardashian family. On Hulu’s The Kardashians, Scott Disick shaded Chyna by saying that Khloe is like a mother to Chyna’s daughter. However, Khloe took to social media to stop any more beef between herself and Chyna, believing that the time spent with her niece doesn’t take away from Chyna being Dream’s loving mother. Chyna said in an interview that she is ready to move on from everything drama-related with the Kar-Jens, “I don’t talk about them. I’ve never talked about them for what, the past six years now. So it’s all love.”

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