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Ashlie Blakey

Coleen Rooney speaks out after winning case against Rebekah Vardy following Wagatha Christie saga

Coleen Rooney has said she has 'no ill-will' towards Rebekah Vardy after the verdict was delivered in the sensational 'Wagatha Christie' libel trial.

Mrs Vardy, 40, lost her bitter courtroom battle with Mrs Rooney, 36, over a viral social media post, after a High Court judge found it was 'substantially true'. Mrs Rooney 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 publicly accused her fellow WAG of passing on the fake stories in the now-infamous Wagatha Christie tweet in October 2019. Hugh Tomlinson QC, representing Rebekah, told London's High Court Rooney’s post was constructed like a “mini whodunnit” and had caused "serious harm" to his client.

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