Court hears allegations PR executive tried to 'turn the public against' Ryan Giggs by setting up a 'staged' paparazzi picture

A woman has told a court that ex-Manchester United footballer Ryan Giggs said to her: “I will headbutt you next", after he allegedly assaulted her older sister. Emma Greville, 26, said Giggs, 48, placed his hands on the shoulders of his ex-girlfriend Kate Greville, 38, during an argument and headbutted her in the lip “with lots of force”. Giving evidence at the start of the second week of Giggs’ trial, Emma Greville said the defendant then went on to blame her for the incident at the defendant’s home in Worsley, Greater Manchester.

Ryan Giggs headbutted his ex-girlfriend and then told her sister that she was next in a drunken rage, a court has heard.The former Manchester United player allegedly committed the act after Kate Greville screamed to "get him off me" before turning to her sister. The former Wales manager has been accused of coercive control and assault against his former partner.He is also facing an assault by beating charge against Emma, who is Kate's 26-year-old sister. The start of the second week of the trial saw Emma tell the court that Giggs had placed his hands on Kate's shoulders during an argument.It was then when the 48-year-old allegedly headbutted her in the lip "with lots of force".

Stacey Giggs has joked that she has shifted "a lead weight" following her split from Max George, which was announced just days before he was spotted on holiday with Maisie Smith.The 43 year old took to social media to share a gorgeous image of herself with her and ex-husband Ryan Giggs' children Zachary, 19, and Liberty, 15. Despite receiving an influx of comments about her beauty and likeness to her children, it was Stacey's reply to one comment in particular which got fans talking.

Max George of infidelity after he was spotted "kissing and cuddling" Maisie Smith on a recent flight to Crete.The 43 year old has accused The Wanted star of being a "lying dog" after she claims to have specifically quizzed him over his relationship with the Eastenders actress, before dumping him.The Sun reports that Stacey told a pal how "betrayed" she had felt after sightings of Max and Maisie came to the surface recently - with fans also coming forward to allege that they'd also spotted the twosome together at the airport and on the plane.READ NEXT: Maisie Smith 'dating Strictly co-star Max George as pair spotted snogging on plane'It is believed that the ex-wife of Manchester United star Ryan Giggs, had become suspicious of Max and Maisie during the Strictly Come Dancing live tour - which kicked off in January.After confronting Max, he denied any romantic connection with Maisie and Stacey allowed him to return to her home that she shares with her two children from her former marriage.The publication reports that Stacey had told a pal: "Max cheated on me with Maisie. I asked him about her but he denied anything had happened."He said he was like an uncle to Maisie."The close friend claims Stacey added: "After everything I’ve done for him, I cannot believe he would be so rude and disrespectful.

Footage from the night Ryan Giggs is alleged to have headbutted his ex Kate Greville was played to jurors in full today, with bodycam video showing who made the 999 call and what the footballer told police.The 48-year-old is accused of headbutting Ms Greville during an alleged argument at their home in Worsley, Greater Manchester on November 1, 2020.Ms Greville, 37, has also accused Giggs of elbowing her younger sister Emma in the jaw when she tried to pull the former Wales manager off of her.Giggs is also accused of coercive and controlling behaviour towards Ms Greville during their six-year relationship. Giggs denies all charges.Jurors at Manchester Crown Court were played two 999 calls made by Ms Greville’s sister on the night of the alleged headbutting, as well as CCTV footage from outside the couple’s home and body-worn footage of Giggs speaking to a police officer.Giggs, won 64 caps for Wales and 13 Premier League titles, two Champions League trophies, four FA Cups and three League Cups during his time at Manchester United.

Jurors were shown footage of the moment Ryan Giggs was arrested and placed in a police van after allegedly headbutting his ex-girlfriend. Kate Greville alleges that the former Manchester United star attacked her at his home in Swinton after they had an argument at the Stock Exchange hotel.

A court heard the 48-year-old former Manchester United star's words that were captured on police body cam footage after officers were called to an alleged row he had with Ms Greville at their home in Worsley, Greater Manchester, on November 1, 2020.Ms Greville’s younger sister Emma had called police to the house after Giggs allegedly headbutted Ms Greville in the lip. Giggs is also accused of elbowing Emma in the jaw during the argument and of controlling and coercive behaviour towards Ms Greville during their six-year relationship. Giggs denies all charges.Jurors at Manchester Crown Court today saw footage of the former Wales manager speaking to PC Billington in the hallway of his home about the alleged row.During the conversation, Giggs was heard by the court to allege that Ms Greville had "bust his lip".

A court heard the 48-year-old former Manchester United star's words that were captured on police body cam footage after officers were called to an alleged row he had with Ms Greville at their home in Worsley, Greater Manchester, on November 1, 2020. Ms Greville’s younger sister Emma had called police to the house after Giggs allegedly headbutted Ms Greville in the lip. Giggs is also accused of elbowing Emma in the jaw during the argument and of controlling and coercive behaviour towards Ms Greville during their six-year relationship.

The calls made to emergency services minutes after Ryan Giggs allegedly headbutted his ex Kate Greville have been played in full at his trial.

Ryan Giggs was left with blood on his mouth after he allegedly headbutted ex-girlfriend Kate Greville, a court heard today. Former Wales and Manchester United footballer Giggs, 48, is accused of intimidating, controlling, coercing and physically assaulting Ms Greville, all of which he denies. He is also accused of assaulting her sister Emma Greville.

Ryan Giggs has claimed ex Kate Greville secretly tried to get pregnant with his child and alleged she spoke to friends about selling staged injury photos after he allegedly headbutted her, a court heard.The claims came as Ms Greville was cross-examined on the fourth day of Giggs’ trial following allegations of controlling behaviour towards her from 2017 until their split in 2020 and assault occasioning actual bodily harm against her. He is also accused of assaulting her sister Emma Greville.

Here are nine things heard in court today:Jurors heard Ms Greville, 36, discovered messages on Giggs’ phone showing he had been contacting other women in August 2020.The jurors were read texts that allegedly show she told her friends she was getting her contraceptive coil removed, including one which stated: “I am not walking away with nothing.”The court heard that, after telling pal Courtney Lang she planned to get her coil removed, the friend replied: “F*cking hell well I can’t say I’m surprised as you don’t sound like you are”, with Ms Greville replying: “Going to have to be clever with this one.”Ms Greville allegedly did not tell Giggs, 48, she was having her coil removed and instead said she was at the hospital to treat cancerous cells found after a smear test, the court heard.Giving evidence, she admitted it was a lie, adding: “I wanted to get him off my back and it's the only thing I could think of and it's awful.

Ryan Giggs’ ex has told a court she is “ashamed” of going back to him after she claimed he allegedly assaulted and verbally abused her throughout their relationship. Kate Greville, 36, said she moved in with Giggs, 48, in March 2020 when coronavirus hit but claimed in court that lockdown with the former Manchester United player was a “living hell”. She told jurors at Manchester Crown Court that he made her feel “stupid and inadequate” for not loading the dishwasher correctly and felt like she was “losing her mind”.

Private messages between former Manchester United ace Ryan Giggs and his ex Kate Greville were made public for the first time today.The texts, where he refers to himself as ‘Chef Giggsy’ and spoke about his ‘natural’ football skills, were read out at the 48-year-old former Wales manager’s trial at Manchester Crown Court. He is accused of controlling behaviour towards Ms Greville, who he had an affair with while married to his ex-wife Stacey, between 2017 and 2020. He is also accused of headbutting her during a row at their home in Worsley, Greater Manchester, and elbowing her sister Emma Greville in the jaw in November 2020.

Ryan Giggs ’ ex-partner Kate Greville lost one mobile phone in a river and had another device stolen when police requested access to messages, the jury was told on day three of the former footballer’s assault trial, according to The Mirror.

Here are six things we heard at the trial today:Ms Greville was also taken through evidence she gave yesterday about Giggs assaulting her on several occasions during their relationship.During a holiday in Dubai, she alleged Giggs grabbed her by the wrist and threw her outside a hotel room naked with all of her belongings.The defence barrister read a message from Ms Greville to Giggs in which she says: “Ps my sex bruise is coming along nicely too!!”She also told a friend it had been caused by rough sex, the court heard.Asked about this, Ms Greville said: "Because I was embarrassed and I didn’t want to admit it."Mr Daw said: "The idea of it being a sex bruise is just a ruse you made up is ridiculous, isn’t it? The truth is from time to time you did get bruises from sex.”Ms Greville said: "Not that I recall."Mr Daw also read messages six weeks after the ‘blackmail’ email in which Giggs asks Ms Greville: “Do you still have our naughty videos” and she replies: “Yes most of them”.After he asks her to send them she sends him “several intimate videos” and a video of herself dancing, it was said.Mr Daw said: “This is just six weeks after you say he was threatening to blackmail with sex tapes and you send him a number of such videos.“Why didn’t you just say ‘No, I’ve deleted them’?”Ms Greville said: “Because we were back in a relationship. I thought he had changed and was in a different place.

Ryan Giggs' lawyer claimed that his ex-partner suffered bruising during 'rough sex' rather than being attacked following a row in a hotel.

Ryan Giggs sent his ex-girlfriend snaps of a sex paddle and handcuffs after she sustained a bruise from "rough sex" that they "enjoyed a lot", a court heard.The ex-Manchester United winger, 48, is accused of intimidating, threatening and physically assaulting 36-year-old Kate Greville during their relationship between 2017 and 2020, which he has denied. His barrister, Christopher Daw QC, is cross-examining Ms Greville today (August 10) on the third day of the 10-day trial.Mr Daw questioned her about the bruising which she received in an alleged assault in Dubai.

A police video interview of Kate Greville, 36, shown in court detailed how she examined his iPad shortly before deciding to leave him.Scrolling through the device belonging to Giggs, 48, in the summer of 2020, she told officers she saw messages to his friends calling her a "slag" and a "silly cow".Giggs denies subjecting Ms Greville to controlling and coercive behaviour, headbutting her and attacking her younger sister Emma in November 2020.A jury at Manchester's Minshull Street Crown Court heard that Ms Greville wanted to know the truth about his relationships.She told police: "The reality of what I found was way worse than I could imagine."There was six years of stuff on there. Eight women he has been having affairs with while he was with me, full-on relationships.

The trial of former Manchester United ace Ryan Giggs heard the footballer wanted sex “all the time” and cheated on his ex Kate Greville eight times.The 48-year-old former Wales manager is accused of controlling behaviour towards Ms Greville from 2017 until their split in 2020 and assault occasioning actual bodily harm against her. He is also accused of assaulting her sister Emma Greville.

Here are 9 things we heard today:Ms Greville gave evidence Giggs "grabbed her by both shoulders, looked her in the eyes and headbutted her" on November 1, 2020.She said the pair rowed at The Stock Exchange in Manchester, which Giggs part-owns, and she came home early to pack her things and leave him.But he arrived ten minutes later and caught her packing up the car with her sister and began throwing things out of the car, she claimed.She said: "He was very angry. I hadn’t seen him that angry before."Ms Greville said she had put Giggs’ phone in another room and he tried to take her phone in retaliation which ended with the pair grappling on the floor.She said: "He's pinning me down on the floor trying to reach for my hand. I’m pushing him with my hands and pushing his face with my hands and trying to kick my legs to kick him off me.