Kanye West With His Wife, Reality Television Star Kim Kardashian (Photo : Reuters)
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's lawsuit against YouTube co-founder got the green light from the California 2nd District Court of Appeal.
The reality TV couple earlier filed papers against Chad Hurley for uploading the video of Kanye's proposal on his new site Mixbit without proper authorization.
In 2013, Hurley uploaded a three-minute video of the rapper proposing to the queen of reality TV on a lavish evening. The video was shot inside San Francisco's AT&T Park where Chicago Symphony and a Jumbotron message that read "PLEEEASE MARRY MEEE!!!" accompanied the rapper's proposal.
In the lawsuit filed by Kimye, the rapper claimed that Hurley was allowed to stay inside the park and shoot the whole event only after he signed the non-disclosure agreement, Times Live reported. By uploading the video without his permission, he has not only violated the agreement, but also caused immense damage as the proposal event was the main highlight of then upcoming season of the reality show, "Keeping Up With The Kardashians."
The lawsuit was filed in March 2014, after which Hurley's questioned the legitimacy of the suit. His legal team insisted that the confidentiality agreement that their client signed did not cover his new venture Mixbit. During the recent hearing on Apr. 22, the second court of appeal upheld the ruling and also declared hat the power couple has high chances to win the case by citing "breach of contract, fraud, as well as unjust enrichment" and can demand unspecified damages.
Kimye's lawyers claimed in the lawsuit that Hurley used the footage to gain monetary profit. The tech executive posted the proposal video on Mixbit so as to bring his new venture in limelight as it was not doing well. Also, Hurley allegedly did not seek any permission from the star couple and uploaded the video within hours of leaving the event site, Radio.com reported.
