'Lies', tears and marriage shocks: Coleen Rooney faces Rebekah Vardy in court
17.05.2022 - 02:19
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Rebekah suing Coleen for libel, we’re told Wayne Rooney’s wife feels she has won due to the unfavourable revelations about her rival – and because of many online comments being firmly #TeamRooney. “Coleen has always been very open about not wanting this to go to court, and felt it was a waste of time and money,” our insider explains.
“But when it became clear Becky would not settle, she wanted to make sure she got her case across. Because of Becky’s denials, she knew it would be hard to prove her case, but even if she doesn’t come out as the legal winner, she feels that she will have the moral victory.
During her evidence, Becky did not come out well in the public’s eyes, and she’s just glad her and her legal team got that out there.”Rebekah – wife of Leicester striker Jamie – is suing Coleen for libel after Coleen accused “Rebekah Vardy’s account” of leaking false stories about her in October 2019, which Rebekah strongly denied. After numerous pre-trial hearings, things finally got underway when both women arrived at court on 10 May – Becky with her bodyguard, while Coleen was accompanied by her husband Wayne.
After opening statements by both lawyers – David Sherborne representing Coleen, and Hugh Tomlinson representing Becky – it was time for Becky to take to the stand, and receive a two-day grilling from Coleen’s team. In Coleen’s original post, she claimed that stories and pictures she was posting on her private Instagram account (which she allowed Becky to follow her on) had been making their way into The Sun and she wanted to know who was leaking them.
So, she posted some fake stories and only let Becky’s account view them to see if they made it into the newspaper – which they did. Becky has always maintained it
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