Rebekah Vardy is suing her former friend Coleen Rooney for libel after Rooney accused her on Twitter and Instagram of leaking stories from her private life to the Sun tabloid newspaper. The story was dubbed the "WAGatha Christie" case, in reference to the renowned author of detective novels. Thursday's hearing was to determine a preliminary issue: the meaning of Rooney's post in the eyes of a reasonable reader. Rebekah Vardy suing Coleen Rooney for libel as last resort, court told https://t.co/uRRnqdnsG6 — The Guardian (@guardian) November 19, 2020Vardy's lawyers said it would have been taken to mean that Vardy herself had consistently betrayed Rooney's trust over several years. Rooney's lawyers drew attention to the words "Rebekah Vardy's account", arguing that this stopped short of asserting Vardy's unequivocal guilt.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 19, 2020 13:41 UTC