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Rebekah Vardy left court twice in tears today after some tense exchanges with Coleen Rooney' s lawyer during their ongoing libel trial. David Sherborne, who is representing Mrs Rooney, had been questioning Mrs Vardy over one of the fake posts that had been posted on Coleen's private Instagram account.

Rebekah Vardy, 40, left the courtroom crying after a tense exchange with Coleen Rooney's barrister during their libel trial. David Sherborne, for Rooney, 36, had been questioning Vardy about one of the fake posts Rooney posted on her private Instagram account as part of her Wagatha Christie sting. Mr Sherborne misspoke and said it was Vardy who had "gone to Mexico to look at gender selection" to which she responded: "It wasn't me who went to Mexico, it was Mrs Rooney." The lawyer said: "Is that your best point?" Vardy's lawyer Hugh Tomlinson QC then stood up and said: "Mr Sherborne keeps making remarks and if the witness is in the box for a long time it can be unpleasant." Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.

Rebekah Vardy left the courtroom crying after a tense exchange with Coleen Rooney's barrister during their libel trial.David Sherborne, for Rooney, had been questioning Vardy about one of the fake posts Rooney posted on her private Instagram account as part of her Wagatha Christie sting.Mr Sherborne misspoke and said it was Vardy who had "gone to Mexico to look at gender selection" to which she responded: "It wasn't me who went to Mexico, it was Mrs Rooney."The lawyer said: "Is that your best point?"Vardy's lawyer Hugh Tomlinson QC then stood up and said: "Mr Sherborne keeps making remarks and if the witness is in the box for a long time it can be unpleasant."Mrs Justice Steyn, who is hearing the trial, said: "It is unnecessary."She added the court did "not have time" for the remarks and cross-examination resumed for a few seconds before she asked Vardy if she wanted a break.Vardy nodded and grabbed a handful of tissues before leaving the courtroom for several minutes.Mr Sherborne asked Vardy about Rooney's first fake post.She put up a photo of the back of an aeroplane seat captioned: Let's go and see what this gender selection is all about.'' Mr Sherborne asked: "You saw the gender selection post didn't you?"Vardy said: "No.'' whilst Sherborne said only Vardy's account saw it. Vardy said: "That's what it says but I don't recall seeing this.''Sherborne suggested she screenshot the image and forwarded it to Caroline Watt to pass on to the newspaper.No, that's not true,'' she replied.

Rebekah Vardy was left confused after Coleen Rooney's lawyer made a niche nautical pun while he interrogated the WAG over publicist Caroline Watt’s missing phone. During the third day of her libel case against Coleen Rooney, the 40-year-old was questioned about the “unfortunate” incident that found her publicist’s phone lost in the North Sea.Mrs Rooney is being sued for libel after claiming Mrs Vardy's Instagram account was used to leak private information to the press, which Vardy denies.In court on Thursday (May 12), brunette Rebekah was left baffled after Mrs Rooney’s barrister David Sherborne questioned her about the missing messages between herself and her agent Caroline.As Vardy took the stand, Mr Sherborne accused the wife of Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy of leaking another story based on a photo on her private Instagram account.While the mum-of-two denied the claims, Mr Sherborne then spoke of the absence of the WhatsApp messages.The jury heard how her agent’s mobile phone accidentally fell overboard from a boat into the water shortly after a judge had ordered for it to be examined ahead of the trial.He said the missing messages were “lying at the bottom of the North Sea in Davy Jones’s locker”.It was at this point that Vardy asked: “Who is Davy Jones?” to which the judge, Mrs Justice Steyn, replied: “It just means at the bottom of the sea.”Coleen’s barrister explained after a series of leaks from her private account, the mum-of-four posted a message on social media in view of her 923,000 followers.It read: “The grass strikes again.

Rebekah Vardy's lawyer has made a swipe at Coleen Rooney claiming she revelled in the nickname Wagatha Christie on the first day of their libel hearing.Coleen publicly accused the fellow WAG's Instagram account of sharing three fake stories about her in October 2019.They included stories about Coleen travelling to Mexico for a "gender selection" procedure, her planning a return to TV as well as a flood in the basement of her home.Coleen posted the stories on a private Instagram account between August and October of 2019, after growing suspicious, believing Rebekah's account had been leaking the stories to The Sun.Rebekah, 40, denies all allegations and has since launched a libel case against Coleen at London's High Court.Hugh Tomlinson QC, representing Vardy, told the judge Coleen's post was constructed like a "mini whodunnit" and the great reveal: "It's......

Rebekah Vardy's lawyer fired shots at Coleen Rooney claiming she revelled in the nickname Wagatha Christie on the first day of their libel hearing. Coleen, the wife of former England star Wayne Rooney publicly accused the fellow WAG's account of sharing three fake stories about her in October 2019. They included the mum-of-four, 36, travelling to Mexico for a “gender selection” procedure, her planning a return to TV, and a flood in her basement.

COLEEN Rooney believes Rebekah Vardy’s case has collapsed in their Wagatha Christie trial — after she admitted her own agent was a likely story leaker. In a dramatic last-minute twist in the footie wives’ libel battle, lawyers for Coleen, 36, say Becky had “come clean”.

Rebekah Vardy attempted to sell a story about her husband's former teammate drink-driving to the Sun, the High Court heard.

Coleen Rooney requested for the disclosure of communications between Rebekah Vardy, her agent Caroline Watt and a journalist from The Sun and it was granted by a High Court judge at a preliminary hearing today.

WARRING Wags Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy have been set an April Fool’s Day deadline in their court battle. Their libel trial is due to start on May 9 at the High Court in London.

REBEKAH Vardy will not be forced to hand over her bank statements as part of her Wagatha Christie libel battle with Coleen Rooney. Coleen's lawyers wanted the financial records, including invoices, in a bid to prove their claim that she was behind a series of leaked stories to the Press.

COLEEN Rooney is still confident that she will come out on top in the battle of the WAGs after losing the latest part of her Wagatha battle against Rebekah Vardy. She was today ordered to pay £65k to Vardy’s agent and pal Caroline Watt after her application to add her to the lawsuit was rejected by the High Court.

Coleen Rooney's attempt to bring a High Court claim against Rebekah Vardy’s agent as part of their ongoing legal battle has been quashed.

Coleen Rooney has suffered a setback in her defence against Rebekah Vardy's libel case. She has been denied permission to bring a claim against Rebekah's agent as part of a legal battle between the footballer's wives.

Rebekah Vardy called Coleen Rooney a 'c*** who needs to get over herself’ after she publicly named her as the culprit.And some of the evidence may have vanished when Vardy’s PR agent’s phone was knocked from her hand into the North Sea after a wave hit her boat on a Scottish holiday.Five of Britain’s top lawyers, including Johnny Depp’s brief David Sherborne, were involved in preparing skeleton arguments for the hearing - one of several ahead of a scheduled libel trial in May which could last more than two weeks.The two-day hearing alone cost Coleen £163,926.Rebekah - represented by Hugh Tomlinson QC whose past clients include David and Victoria Beckham, Rio Ferdinand, Ashley Cole, Ryan Giggs and Prince Charles - will have faced a similar legal bill.Vardy’s agent Caroline Watt - who Coleen wants to rope into the case - had to hire her own lawyer Ian Helme who expressed his concerns about the cost.He described the case as 'money no object, no stone unturned, no point too minor’.’’My client is not the wife of a football star.

showbiz gossip straight to your inbox with the Daily Star's FREE newsletterOne of Coleen Rooney's legal team, Paul Lunt, said they were "pleased, but not surprised" after a high court judge dismissed Rebekah Vardy's bid for summary judgment.Mrs Justice Steyn dismissed the request, which would have involved a legal step allowing the judge to rule on some of the evidence without need for a trial.It comes after Rebekah Vardy appeared to take a 1-0 lead in her Wagatha Christie libel battle with Coleen Rooney – but the case will still go to trial.Mrs Justice Steyn (corr) ruled the case should be heard at what promises to be an explosive trial during which both WAGs will be called to give evidence – and subjected to cross examination.I'm A

A judge overseeing Rebekah Vardy 's libel case against Coleen Rooney referenced Meghan Markle 's legal battle with the Mail On Sunday in a judgement handed down today.

Rebekah Vardy has been successful in her request to have parts of Coleen Rooney's defence thrown out of court as their libel case continues. Coleen, 35, infamously accused 39 year old Rebekah's Instagram account of "leaking false stories" about her to the press in a social media post in October 2019.

Rebekah Vardy has succeeded in her request to have parts of Coleen Rooney's defence thrown out by a High Court judge as their libel case rages on.

The Liverpool ECHO reports court hearings this week exposed Dr Hopkins as the woman at the centre of a child-sex scandal as a consequence of her legal action.The outlet reports new court documents have revealed that she has been suspended on full pay since 15 August 2018 after being arrested on suspicion of paying a schoolboy aged 13-15 for sexual services.The documents emerged as part of a case in which Dr Hopkins took legal action against her new employers.She suggested they had handled her personal data incorrectly during the disciplinary process, but the High Court rejected this claim.Mrs Justice Steyn revealed in court this week that Dr Hopkins had been suspended after being arrested in Merseyside for a "serious sexual offence".While