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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Jim Waterson Media editor

‘Wagatha Christie’ case: Coleen Rooney says leaks added to marriage issues

Coleen Rooney
Coleen Rooney insisted she has strong reason to ‘believe’ Rebekah Vardy was responsible based on circumstantial clues. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty

Coleen Rooney has been told she cannot provide “one shred of evidence” that Rebekah Vardy leaked stories from a private Instagram account to the Sun – but insisted she has strong reason to “believe” Vardy was responsible based on circumstantial clues.

Rooney told the “Wagatha Christie” libel trial that leaks from her private Instagram account to the Sun caused issues when she was dealing with difficulties in her marriage to former footballer Wayne Rooney. She said one private Instagram post in 2017 made its way to the tabloid at a time she and Rooney were “trying to figure out our relationship” and were spending time apart, after he crashed his car while drink-driving with another woman in the vehicle.

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