Published 13:45 IST, June 24th 2020
Jamie Vardy's wife suing Wayne Rooney's wife for libel over online fallout last year
Jamie Vardy's wife Rebekah Vardy is suing Man United great Wayne Rooney's wife, Coleen Rooney, for libel following their online fallout in October last year.
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Jamie Vardy's wife Rebekah Vardy is reportedly suing Coleen Rooney, wife of Man United great Wayne Rooney for libel, following ir online fallout last year. 'Coleen Rooney Rebekah Vardy controversy' broke in October last year when Coleen Rooney publicly accused Rebekah of 'leaking stories' about her personal life to press. Reports claim that pair will w face off in High Court over a £1 million libel battle as Jamie Vardy wife, Rebekah, revealed she went through severe anxiety attacks due to stress of ir public row.
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Jamie Vardy wife Rebekah suing Wayne Rooney wife Coleen for libel
According to reports from Sky Sports, Jamie Vardy wife, Rebekah Vardy, is set to take Coleen Rooney to court and sue her for publishing 'false statements that defamed her reputation'. Jamie Vardy wife, Rebekah, was pregnant at time and 38-year-old cited that she had severe anxiety attacks following written statements of Coleen Rooney. Leicester City star's wife has chosen option to sue Coleen for libel with combined legal fees set to cost up to £1 million.
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Wayne Rooney wife's plan: Coleen Rooney Instagram trap to catch Jamie Vardy wife Rebekah red-handed
'Coleen Rooney Rebekah Vardy controversy' dates back to October 2019 when Coleen Rooney Instagram account was used to trap Rebekah Vardy. Wayne Rooney wife, Coleen, claimed that she changed her privacy settings for all of her followers barring one in a plan to check if that account was 'leaking' stories to press. Having posted numerous fake stories on her account, Coleen was surprised to see m published by Sun and a few or newspapers. Coleen later revealed that it was in fact Rebekah Vardy's account that was viewing her stories and leaking information to Sun
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Coleen Rooney Rebekah Vardy controversy: Wayne Rooney wife claims she has evidence of leaked stories
In a public statement made last year, Wayne Rooney wife, Coleen, claimed that she took screenshots of evidence which is w likely to be used in court hearing. Coleen also asked Rebekah to meet face to face but Leicester City star's partner has reportedly declined. Rebekah Vardy continued to deny any of wrongdoings with formalities w set to play out in High Court.
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13:45 IST, June 24th 2020