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November 19, 2020updated 30 Sep 2022 9:47am

Coleen Rooney’s Sun source allegations against Rebekah Vardy were ‘unjustified defamatory attack’, High Court told

By PA Media

Coleen Rooney “pointed the finger” at Rebekah Vardy as “the villain” who allegedly leaked stories about her private life to the media, the High Court has heard.

Rooney, 34, was dubbed “Wagatha Christie” on social media for her apparent sleuthing work, having “posted a series of false stories to see if they made their way into The Sun” as part of a “sting operation”.

The wife of former England star Wayne Rooney claimed last October that fellow footballer’s wife Vardy, 38, shared the fake stories she had posted on her personal Instagram account.

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