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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Adela Whittingham & Thomas Molloy

Judge issues withering assessment of Rebekah Vardy as she loses High Court libel battle against Coleen Rooney

The High Court judge in the sensational 'Wagatha Christie' libel trial has ruled that Rebekah Vardy "knew of and condoned" the decision to leak stories about Coleen Rooney to the press.

Vardy, 40, lost her bitter courtroom battle with 36-year-old Rooney after the verdict was announced at midday today (Friday July 29). The trial, which took place in May, centred around the explosive claims Vardy was leaking stories about Rooney to the press.

Vardy, 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' by fans. 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.

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