Rebekah Vardy 'leaked 8 stories to press', judge rules in Wagatha Christie bombshell

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Rebekah Vardy was involved in leaking eight stories to the press about Coleen Rooney, a judge has ruled today.The result of her libel trial, which took place in May, was announced in a 76-page judgment published online and ended with the conclusion that Rebekah had lost her case.The 40-year-old, who is married to Leicester City striker Jamie, was suing Rooney, the wife of England star Wayne, for defamation in a hearing dubbed 'Wagatha Christie' by fans.READ MORE: Danielle Lloyd calls Wagatha Christie case a 'pantomime' as Rebekah Vardy losesRooney, 36, uploaded several fake stories to her private Instagram account in a six-month sting to find out who was sharing private information to The Sun newspaper.She then publicly accused the fellow WAG in the now-infamous Wagatha Christie tweet in October 2019 which ended: “It’s…… Rebekah Vardy’s account."In the judgment, Mrs Justice Steyn said a total of eight stories about the Rooneys published by The Sun were leaked by Rebekah and her agent Caroline Watt.She said: "I have found that Ms Vardy was party to the disclosure to The Sun of the Marriage, Birthday, Halloween, Pyjamas, Car Crash, Gender Selection, Babysitting and Flooded Basement Posts."The judge ruled Rebekah was involved in the leaking of a story about the Rooney's marriage in September 2017.Coleen had uploaded two photos of her sons on her Instagram account and wrote: “No matter where I am they always follow me, and I hope that lasts forever.”These pictures and the caption were mentioned in the article suggesting Coleen would take the children if she split with Wayne, the court heard.The judge said it was "probable" Caroline Watt leaked the story to The Sun.The judge ruled Rebekah knew or condoned Caroline leaking a.