The mystery of the Instagram Story. When Coleen Rooney believed one of her friends was leaking rumors about her to the press, she used a very 21st-century method to catch the alleged culprit: social media.
19.05.2022 - 22:03 / ok.co.uk
Rebekah Vardy could be entitled to a "substantial damages award" for the harm caused to her reputation by Coleen Rooney's Wagatha Christie tweet.The statement was made by Rebekah’s barrister Hugh Tomlinson QC at the end of the libel trial at London's High Court today. He claimed “serious harm" had been caused to Rebekah's reputation and "the award of damages ought to reflect that” which were "substantial" during today's closing arguments. Coleen accused Rebekah, who is married to Leicester City player Jamie, of leaking information from her private Instagram story in October 2019.
Rebekah is suing Coleen for libel in a trial that began last Tuesday. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter. You can sign up at the top of the page.
In closing submissions Mr Tomlinson set out to Mrs Justice Steyn, who is presiding over the trial, why Rebekah should win the case. He told the judge Coleen “did not need to make a post” about Rebekah Vardy as it was “not in the public interest”. Mr Tomlinson said: “This is really a falling out between two individuals over what's essentially a private matter.
“We say the public interest is not actually engaged at all. If it was engaged, then it wasn’t reasonable for Mrs Rooney to put on a post in the way that she did. It wasn’t reasonable for her to believe it was in the public interest for her to post in the way she did at the time she did.
The mystery of the Instagram Story. When Coleen Rooney believed one of her friends was leaking rumors about her to the press, she used a very 21st-century method to catch the alleged culprit: social media.
Rebekah Vardy could be entitled to a "substantial damages award" for the harm caused to her reputation by Coleen Rooney's Wagatha Christie tweet. Coleen had first accused Rebekah, who is married to Leicester City player Jamie, of leaking information shared from her private Instagram story in October 2019.
Rebekah Vardy was a “highly unreliable witness” during her libel battle with Coleen Rooney and gave “implausible and throwaway explanations” in the witness box, a judge has heard. Rebekah walked out of court today after Coleen’s barrister David Sherbourne made the claim in the final hours of the Wagatha Christie trial at London’s High Court. Coleen accused Rebekah, who is married to Leicester City player Jamie, of leaking information from her private Instagram story in October 2019.
Rebekah Vardy has been branded a “highly unreliable witness” during her libel battle with Coleen Rooney and gave “implausible and throwaway explanations” in the witness box, a judge has heard. Rebekah walked out of court today after Coleen’s barrister David Sherbourne made the claim in the final hours of the Wagatha Christie trial at London’s High Court.
Coleen Rooney has told the Wagatha Christie trial how a message between Rebekah Vardy and her agent referencing her deceased sister knocked her "sick". The wife of Wayne Rooney is in court with the wife of Jamie Vardy this week over the so-called Wagatha Christie scandal, referring to leaked newspaper stories.