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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Callum Parke

Wagatha Christie battle appears to come to an end after latest costs ruling

Coleen Rooney successfully defended Rebekah Vardy’s libel claim against her (Yui Mok/PA) - (PA Archive)

The Wagatha Christie libel battle between Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney appeared to come to an end on Tuesday, more than five years since the viral social media post at the heart of the dispute.

Mrs Vardy sued Mrs Rooney at the High Court over alleged “very serious harm to her reputation” as a result of the latter’s October 2019 post, which claimed Mrs Vardy’s Instagram account was responsible for leaking information about her to The Sun newspaper.

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