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Rebecca Vardy said she was “deeply sorry” that she shared details of “the size of Peter Andre’s manhood” with a newspaper.
Ms Vardy, who is married to Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy, testified in the Supreme Court on Tuesday in her defamation fight against Colleen Rooney on charges of spreading “false stories” in the press.
Ms Rooney’s lawyer, David Sherborn, asked Ms Vardy about an interview she told News Of The World about alleged sexual contact with singer Peter Andre, reading the headline: five minutes. ”
Asked if the interview was respectful to Mr Andre, Ms Vardi said: “I was forced into a situation by my ex-husband to do so.
She added: “This is something I deeply regret.”
Ms Rooney, 36, has been dubbed “Ouagata Christie” after accusing Ms Vardy, 40, of leaking “fake stories” about her personal life in the press on a social media post last year.
Ms. Vardi denies leaking stories and sues Ms. Vardi for defamation.
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What is Colleen Rooney’s defense?
The court heard on the first day of Tuesday’s defamation trial that Colleen Rooney, who has been accused of defamation by Rebecca Vardi, will rely on protection in the public interest.
But the Supreme Court also heard that Ms. Rooney did not make allegations that Ms. Vardi betrayed her credibility – by leaking stories in the Sun – before publishing her viral tweet, nicknamed “Wagata Christie.” “.
Another defense is that the accusations of treason are true, which she must prove.
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Vardy “doesn’t know” that the former agent’s phone “fell into the sea”
Rebecca Vardi said – on the first day of the defamation trial on Tuesday – that she did not know that her ex-agent’s phone had fallen into the North Sea.
Ms Vardy has been accused by Colleen Rooney of leaking personal information to the press, for which Ms Vardy is suing her for defamation.
Rebecca Vardi while giving testimony drawn by a forensic artist
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Ms. Vardi has since argued that her former agent, Caroline Watt, may be responsible for viewing Ms. Rooney’s stories on Instagram and providing the information to the Sun.
Ms. Watt said earlier this year, before the trial, that data could not be retrieved from her phone in 2021 because her phone fell into the North Sea after a boat she was traveling on in torn waters.
In her written statement, Ms Vardy said she had “no personal knowledge” of the alleged incident.
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“This is … Rebecca Vardy’s account.”
Here’s a summary of Colin Durrey’s first start of the Ouagata Christie case
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ICYMI: The process focuses on claiming Peter Andre’s “masculinity.”
The defamation process took an unexpected turn when Peter Andre and his sex life were involved in the procedure.
The Supreme Court has heard that Rebecca Vardy has revealed to the press information about her alleged relationship with the former pop star.
But Ms Vardy, who is suing WAG colleague Colleen Rooney for defamation, says she was “forced” by her ex-husband to tell News of the World of Mr Andre’s alleged small “manhood”.
You can read more about it here:
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Vardi and Rooney’s lawyers: Who are they?
Rebecca Vardy and Colleen Rooney are represented in the Supreme Court by two top lawyers who have a list of famous former clients.
Ms. Vardi is represented by veteran media lawyer Hugh Tomlinson, whose previous clients include Prince Charles, easyJet founder Sir Stelios Hadji-Ioannou, footballer Rio Ferdinand and Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich.
Ms Rooney’s lawyer, David Sherborn, has a client list that includes the late Diana, Princess of Wales, Hollywood actor Michael Douglas and former Prime Minister Tony Blair and his wife, Cherry.
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“This is something I deeply regret.”
Rebecca Vardy was asked if it was “respectful” for Peter Andre’s “right” not to share this information about their sexual relationship with a newspaper.
She replied: “I was forced into a situation by my ex-husband to do this. This is something I deeply regret … It is not pleasant to read and I understand why it is used, and for me it is mud, and Mrs. Rooney’s team was threatened with mud.
Asked again by Colleen Rooney’s lawyer David Sherborn, Ms Vardy said: “The circumstances were completely different.”
She later said that she had not asked Mr Andre for his permission and had not told him that this would happen in advance.
Mr. Sherborn asked, “Did you feel particularly strongly about the size of his manhood that it should be made public?”
Ms. Vardi replied, “That was something I was forced to say.”
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Peter Andre article
Earlier today, Colleen Rooney’s lawyer David Sherborn asked Rebecca Vardy about an interview she gave to News Of The World about Ms. Vardy’s alleged sexual encounter with singer Peter Andre.
Mr Sherborn showed Ms Vardy what Ms. Vardy’s A3 article printed in the witness box before reading the headline: “Peter is hanged as a child, shaved, slimy, lasts five minutes” .
The lawyer read excerpts from an article alleging that Mr Andre had “only five minutes of sex with Rebecca” and in which she said she had “the least pants equipment I’ve ever seen”, which is as a “miniature”. the chipotle ”.
Mr Sherborn suggested to Ms Vardy that News Of The World was “the highest-circulation newspaper at the time”, read by around four million people.
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The trial will resume on Wednesday
The hearing is over – the second day of the trial will start tomorrow at 10.30.
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Vardy confirms that she did not tell Rooney that her agent has access to her Instagram account
Rebecca Vardy confirmed that she did not tell Colleen Rooney that her agent Caroline Watt had access to her personal Instagram account.
David Sherborn asked her, “You agree with me that if Ms. Watt looked at people’s personal Instagram accounts by using your account you gave her, that would be wrong, wouldn’t it?”
“Yes,” Ms. Vardi replied, later adding, “I didn’t know it was happening.”
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Vardi asked the terms and conditions of Instagram
Mr Sherborn is now translating Ms Vardy through Instagram’s terms and conditions, which he says the court says the user cannot give anyone else their login credentials.
He asks Ms. Vardy, “Going around other people’s personal accounts because you have access to do so through someone’s login credentials, which is just wrong, isn’t it?”
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