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‘Wagatha Christie’: Soccer spouses’ libel battle opens in UK

This court artist sketch by Elizabeth Cook shows Coleen Rooney's barrister David Sherborne, right, questioning Rebekah Vardy as she gives evidence at the Royal Courts Of Justice, London, Tuesday, May 10, 2022. A trial involving a social media dispute between two soccer spouses has opened in London. Rebekah Vardy sued for libel after Coleen Rooney accused her of sharing her private social media posts with The Sun newspaper. (Elizabeth Cook/PA via AP) Wayne and Coleen Rooney leave the Royal Courts Of Justice, London, Tuesday, May 10, 2022. A trial involving a social media dispute between two soccer spouses has opened in London. Rebekah Vardy sued for libel after Coleen Rooney accused her of sharing her private social media posts with The Sun newspaper. (Victoria Jones/PA via AP) Rebekah Vardy leaves the Royal Courts Of Justice, London, Tuesday, May 10, 2022. A trial involving a social media dispute between two soccer spouses has opened in London. Rebekah Vardy sued for libel after Coleen Rooney accused her of sharing her private social media posts with The Sun newspaper. (Victoria Jones/PA via AP) FILE - This is a combination file photo of Colleen Rooney arriving for the Pride of Britain Awards at a central London venue, Monday, Oct. 3, 2011, left, and Rebekah Vardy arriving at The Sun Military Awards 2016 in London, Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016. A high-profile libel court battle between two soccer spouses, in which one publicly called out the other for allegedly leaking made-up stories to the tabloid press, opened Tuesday, May 10, 2020, in London. Coleen Rooney accused Rebekah Vardy of leaking fake stories she had posted on her Instagram account to The Sun newspaper in October 2019. Vardy denies the claims and brought the libel suit. (AP Photo/Invision, File)
‘Wagatha Christie’: Soccer spouses’ libel battle opens in UK