Coleen Rooney was left "flabbergasted" by Rebekah Vardy's TV interview following the end of the Wagatha Christie court case.
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found out she lost her sensational courtroom battle with Coleen Rooney today. The trial, which took place in May, centred around the explosive claims Rebekah was leaking stories about Coleen to the press.
The 40-year-old, who is married to Leicester City striker Jamie, was suing Rooney, the wife of England star Wayne, for defamation in a hearing dubbed 'Wagatha Christie' by fans. Rooney, 36, uploaded several fake stories to her private Instagram account in a six month sting to find out who was sharing private information to The Sun newspaper.
She then publicly accused the fellow WAG in the now-infamous Wagatha Christie tweet in October 2019 which ended: “It’s…… Rebekah Vardy’s account. " Read more: Coleen Rooney WINS libel court battle with Rebekah Vardy In a judgment published today, Mrs Justice Steyn laid out her reasons for her decision in a 76-page document.
Considering whether Coleen's allegations were true and whether there was a public interest in her making them public, the judge said the following:"I have found that Ms Vardy was party to the disclosure to The Sun of the Marriage, Birthday, Halloween, Pyjamas, Car Crash, Gender Selection, Babysitting and Flooded Basement Posts. "It is likely that Ms Watt undertook the direct act, in relation to each post, of passing the information to a journalist at The Sun.
Nonetheless, the evidence analysed above clearly shows, in my view, that Ms Vardy knew of and condoned this behaviour, actively engaging in it by directing Ms Watt to the Private Instagram Account, sending her screenshots of Ms Rooney’s posts, drawing attention to items of potential interest to the press, and answering additional queries raised by the press via Ms Watt. "It is also likely that additional
.Coleen Rooney was left "flabbergasted" by Rebekah Vardy's TV interview following the end of the Wagatha Christie court case.
Rebekah Vardy gave Wayne Rooney a savage nickname based on his court sketch from the Wagatha Christie trial.The mum of two, 40, lost her high court libel case against Coleen Rooney, after she was accused of leaking stories about Coleen to the press. In a dig at Coleen’s husband Wayne, Rebekah has said that the footballer looks like a “hot potato” in his court sketch from the highly publicised trial. Some people were unkind about the sketches, with one comment about Rebekah in the drawings saying: “She looks like something out of Lord of the Rings.” Rebekah has now responded to the comments in a new interview, with a snarky remark of her own.
Nicola McLean has spoken out on how the Wagatha Christie court case affected the mental health of everyone involved, explaining that the whole situation is "really sad". Rebekah Vardy, 40, who is married to Leicester City ace Jamie Vardy, 35, lost her libel trial against fellow WAG Coleen Rooney, 36, with Mrs Justice Karen Steyn delivering the verdict on 29 July. Coleen, wife of former Manchester United footballer Wayne Rooney, 36, accused Rebekah of leaking false stories about her to the press back in 2019 – Rebekah has continued to deny the allegations.
Rebekah has broken her silence following last week's verdict at the High Court.MORE: Coleen Rooney wins Wagatha Christie battle following three-year libel trial with Rebekah VardyIn last week's hotly anticipated court case, High Court Judge Justice Steyn ruled in favour of Coleen after significant evidence was deemed to be "substantially true". Rebekah now faces an eye-watering legal bill thought to be in the region of £3million.WATCH: Rebekah Vardy cries in witness box during second day of evidence in libel trialIn her first interview since losing the Wagatha Christie libel case against Coleen Rooney, the 40-year-old admitted to feeling "let down by the legal system".
Rebekah Vardy has refused to rule out the possibility of appealing the recent Wagatha Christie verdict.The 40 year old, who is married to Leicester City ace Jamie Vardy, 35, lost her libel trial against fellow WAG Coleen Rooney, 36, with Mrs Justice Karen Steyn delivering the verdict on 29 July. Coleen, wife of former Manchester United footballer Wayne Rooney, 36, accused Rebekah of leaking false stories about her to the press back in 2019 - Rebekah has continued to deny the allegations.
Coleen, 36, said she had carried out a "sting operation" and accused Rebekah's account of leaking "false stories" about her private life to the press in a now viral Instagram post. Mrs Vardy, who is married to Leicester striker Jamie Vardy, denied leaking stories to the media and sued her fellow footballer’s wife for libel, while Mrs Rooney defended the claim on the basis her post was “substantially true”.
Wagatha Christie court case after Coleen Rooney came out of the Wagatha Christie trial as victor. It is understood Jamie Vardy's wife will fork out around £3million to cover the costs of the case.
Rebekah Vardy sensationally lost her courtroom battle with Coleen Rooney today. The trial, which took place in May, centred around the explosive claim Rebekah was leaking stories about Coleen to the press.
Wagatha Christie case which gripped the nation in May, as a High Court judge has found her accusations that Rebekah Vardy leaked fake stories about her to the press to be "substantially true". The week-long trial took place at the High Court in London in May and saw the wife of the former England star Wayne Rooney reveal the extent of her sleuthing work to prove Mrs Vardy was the source of the leak.