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Jacob Phillips

Eni Aluko says Joey Barton's insults left her 'scared to leave house'

Former England footballer Eni Aluko says she is scared to leave the house after receiving abuse online as a result of social media insults made by Joey Barton.

Aluko, 36, and her fellow ITV pundit Lucy Ward were compared to serial killers Fred and Rose West, as well as dictators Joseph Stalin and Pol Pot, by Barton after the Crystal Palace-Everton clash in the FA Cup earlier this month.

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