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Tristan Kirk

Joey Barton issued prison warning over 'harassment' of Jeremy Vine

Joey Barton has been warned he could face a prison term if he continues to harass Jeremy Vine online, as the ex-footballer issued a High Court apology for calling the BBC presenter a “bike nonce”.

Vine, the host of shows on BBC 2 Radio and Channel Five, sued Barton over a string of posts on X, formerly Twitter, at the start of the year, which a judge ruled were defamatory.

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