Shortly after Rooney’s accusation, Vardy – who was heavily pregnant at the time – posted a response, vehemently denying the allegations. “I’m not being funny but I don’t need the money, what would I gain from selling stories on you?” she questioned, adding that she was “so upset” Rooney had chosen to handle the matter publicly and would be seeking legal advice.Eight months after the fact, it emerged that Vardy had launched a £1 million High Court defamation lawsuit against Rooney.
Both sides claimed partial victory in July as Mrs Justice Steyn ruled on which arguments Rooney could keep in her defence.Vardy has always denied being the leaker, pointing out that several people had access to her account at the time. A written statement to the court last April suggested that Caroline Watt, Rebekah’s former agent, was “the source of the leak” though Mrs Vardy “did not authorise or condone her”.
A separate set of potentially relevant WhatsApp messages held by Vardy was backed up by her IT expert but the court heard that they had, unfortunately, “forgotten the password”. The laptop Vardy used during the relevant period is no longer working. Watt’s Twitter account has also been deleted. Jamie Vardy himself lost access to his WhatsApp messages, with the court informed that they had been hacked.
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