Wagathie Christie: 9 Rebekah Vardy bombshells as judge backs Coleen Rooney
29.07.2022 - 21:25
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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.
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'.
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."
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In a judgement published today, Mrs Justice Steyn laid out her reasons for her decision in a 76-page document addressing the events discussed at the trial. Here are some of the rulings she made on nine of the claims:
The car crash post
The court heard a story appeared in The Sun about a car crash Coleen was alleged to have had while in America in January 2019.
Vardy's agent Caroline Watt tells Rebekah The Sun journalist Andy Halls is trying to do a story on the crash and later sends a picture to ask if it is the picture Coleen posted, to which Rebekah replies: “Yeah that’s it! Different pic though x”.
Vardy told the libel trial: “Mr Halls as far as I know already had the information, he already had the picture. I confirmed she had definitely crashed it.”
The judge said it was "clear” both Rebekah and Caroline had seen the post and their messages showed the “frequency” they checked Coleen’s Instagram page.
She said: “It is evident that Ms