Wagatha Christie's defamation trial ends in defeat for Rebekah Vardy
Coleen Rooney, wife of former England football captain Wayne, has emerged victorious in a defamation case with another footballer partner after a High Court judge agreed that Rebekah Vardy had leaked her story to the press. Key points: Rebekah Vardy has sued Coleen Rooney for a now-famous Instagram post accusing her of leaking private stories to the tabloids A judge finds Ms Rooney’s allegations “substantially true” During the trial, it was revealed that the key evidence – a cell phone containing incriminating text – was thrown into the North Sea. In a case that has gripped the public with a mix of glamour, sports and amateur detectives, the judge backed Ms Rooney’s public statement that Ms Vardy had leaked personal details about her to the tabloid The Sun. Vardy said he was “devastated” by the decision, saying “this is something I cannot accept.” The intrigue began almost three years ago when Rooney became suspicious about his personal life story appearing in The Sun, and became a det