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‘We all say stupid things’ – Peter Andre on Rebekah Vardy’s ‘chipolata’ jibe

Peter Andre has objected to the way in which Rebekah Vardy’s “chipolata” jibe is brought up “again and again” in public.

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Rebekah Vardy complained of being made a ‘scapegoat’ at Euro 2016, newly-released texts in the ‘Wagatha Christie’ trial reveal

Rebekah Vardy complained she was being made a “scapegoat” during Euro 2016 and that news coverage made her “blood boil”, newly-released documents in the “Wagatha Christie” libel trial have revealed.

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Wagatha Christie explainer: What are the legal issues in the Vardy v Rooney libel battle?

As the trial of Rebekah Vardy’s libel claim against Coleen Rooney over her ‘Wagatha Christie’ social media post ends, we take a look at some of the legal issues involvedWhat is the central issue in the case?

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Rebekah Vardy ‘destroyed evidence and lied about it,’ last day of Wagatha Christie trial told

Rebekah Vardy destroyed incriminating evidence in the “Wagatha Christie” case and lied about it under oath, the High Court in London was told as the libel trial reached its final day.

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Wagatha Christie and the stray ‘g’, TikTok nuns and the numbers up for maths

A moment please for comedian Dan Atkinson, the man who coined the term Wagatha Christie in a viral tweet three years ago. This week, he wrote about his “gift to headline writers everywhere”. However, when the celebrity court case of the year returned, he noticed that the origin of the name was being credited to a Belgian woman. Confused, he revisited his original tweet and was devastated to realise he had “included a stray g” and spelled it Wagagtha Christie. Thus, technically he was not the first person to tweet “Wagatha”. He said: “That stray ‘g’ will haunt me until I am under the ground, a gravestone above me with the inscription… ‘RIGP’.”

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Wagatha Christie timeline: How the Rebekah Vardy vs Coleen Rooney libel battle played out

After a week of courtroom drama, the “Wagatha Christie” trial is set to enter its final day.

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If Wagatha Christie has taught us anything, it’s to never underestimate the power of the ‘unfollow’ button

The longer time you spend on social media, the more people you will have annoyed.

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Wagatha Christie saga: Trial of two other halves as Jamie Vardy and Wayne Rooney face off in courtroom

The Wagatha Christie libel trial has been a showdown between two footballers’ wives. On day six, it was the turn of the footballers themselves.

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Coleen Rooney tells court Rebekah Vardy monitored and stalked her

Coleen Rooney has claimed Rebekah Vardy and her agent “monitored and stalked me”, as she accused them of sending “evil” messages about her.

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Wagatha half-time report – Grudge match of the season at the UK High Court is not ‘game over’ yet

The post on Coleen Rooney’s Instagram account was a warning. “Don’t play games,” she wrote. “With a girl who can play better.” At times during this week’s “Wagatha Christie” libel trial, Rebekah Vardy must have wished she had heeded it.

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Wagatha Christie: Who are the main players in the Rebekah Vardy vs Coleen Rooney trial?

If you haven’t been glued to the Wagatha Christie scandal, which happened in 2019 and is again making headlines as a libel trial is taking place in London, you may be wondering who the main players are.

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Tom Peck Opinion I went to the Wagatha Christie trial – and all I got was this lousy déjà vu

IF I may be indulgent enough to begin on a personal note, the bizarre scenes in Court 13 at the Royal Courts of Justice in London came, at least for me, with their own very strong sense of deja vu.

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Miriam O'Callaghan Opinion Celebrities in court: How these carnivals of the grotesque play out to sate our basest desire for amusement

To right the wrongs of Joe or Josephine Bloggs, would you present yourself for public vivisection like Depp v Heard?

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‘Wagatha Christie’ trial: Rebekah Vardy denies being prepared ‘to lie under oath’

Rebekah Vardy has denied being prepared "to lie under oath" when she said conversations with her agent about leaking information and receiving payment were "never serious", the High Court has heard.

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From Wagatha Christie to Britney: The celebrity lawsuits that had the world watching

Grab the popcorn and pull up a pew. There are few things more compelling than a celebrity feud – particularly one played out in a full open court where every tiny detail can be analysed and pored over.

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A very modern detective story as Wagatha Christie thriller opens first chapter in court

Two and a half years in the making, the Wagatha Christie libel case finally got under way at the High Court in London yesterday, and for fans of a good thriller, it did not disappoint.

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‘Wagatha Christie’ libel battle is a detective story, High Court told

Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney’s libel battle is a “detective story” and “essentially about betrayal”, the High Court has heard.

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Wagatha Christie: Peter Andre managed ‘just five minutes of sex’ with Rebekah Vardy who said he had ‘the smallest trouser equipment I've ever seen,’ libel trial hears

Rebekah Vardy has said she “deeply regrets” sharing details about the “size of Peter Andre’s manhood” with a newspaper.

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‘Wagatha Christie’ libel trial involving footballers’ wives Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy set to begin

The high-profile libel battle between Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney is finally set to go to trial on Tuesday.

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Who’s who in the ‘Wagatha Christie’ case

As the libel trial between Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney is set to begin, the PA news agency looks at some of the people involved in the case.

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Rebekah Vardy’s PR was ‘source of leaked Rooney stories’, lawyer tells libel trial

Rebekah Vardy “appears to accept” that her PR was the source of leaked stories about Coleen Rooney that were published in The Sun newspaper, Ms Rooney’s barrister has claimed at the High Court.

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Rebekah Vardy ‘appears to accept’ PR leaked Coleen Rooney stories, court told

Rebekah Vardy "appears to accept" that her PR was the source of leaked stories about Coleen Rooney that were published in The Sun newspaper, Mrs Rooney's barrister has claimed at the High Court in London.

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Rebekah Vardy can use summaries for four Sun journalists, judge rules

Rebekah Vardy will be able to use written summaries for four journalists at The Sun in her libel battle against Coleen Rooney, a High Court judge has said weeks before the expected start of the trial.

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‘Only half the story can be investigated’ in Wagatha trial, court told

Coleen Rooney’s barrister has claimed that “only half the story” in the libel battle between her and Rebekah Vardy can be investigated at the upcoming High Court trial.

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Rebekah Vardy ‘has nothing to hide’ ahead of libel trial against Coleen Rooney

Rebekah Vardy “has nothing to hide”, the High Court has heard ahead of her upcoming libel trial against Coleen Rooney.

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Rebekah Vardy’s agent ‘not fit to give oral evidence’, court told

Rebekah Vardy’s agent is not fit to give oral evidence in the footballer’s wife’s upcoming libel trial against Coleen Rooney, the High Court has been told.

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Wagatha case: Coleen Rooney is refused permission to add Rebekah Vardy’s agent to case

Coleen Rooney has lost her bid to sue Rebekah Vardy’s agent as part of an ongoing UK High Court legal battle between the footballers’ wives over an online post.

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Wagatha Christie: Latest result expected today in Rebekah Vardy v Coleen Rooney libel case

Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy are due to find out the result of the latest stage of their High Court libel battle.

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Timeline: Messages in the ‘Wagatha Christie’ case revealed

Messages between Rebekah Vardy and her agent Caroline Watt have been revealed as part of the High Court battle between Mrs Vardy and fellow footballer’s wife Coleen Rooney.