Rebekah Vardy Slapped With Coleen Rooney's £1.5m Legal Costs After Losing Libel Case

© AP Photo / Joel Ryan/InvisionJamie Vardy and Rebekah Vardy pose for photographers upon arrival at The Sun Military Awards 2016 in London, Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016
Jamie Vardy and Rebekah Vardy pose for photographers upon arrival at The Sun Military Awards 2016 in London, Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016 - Sputnik International, 1920, 04.10.2022
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Vardy sued Rooney the fellow WAG's social media accusation that she had fed fabricated gossip stories about Rooney to tabloid newspaper The Sun. But that backfired when the court found that Rooney's claim was "substantially true".
Rebekah Vardy has been ordered to pay £1.5 million in legal costs to Coleen Rooney following her loss in the 'WAGatha Christie' libel trial.
Judge Justice Steyn ruled on Tuesday that Jamie Vardy's wife must pay 90 per cent of fellow footballer Wayne Rooney's spouse's legal costs.
The ruling also stated that Vardy must make a down-payment of £800,000 by 4pm on November 15.
Vardy lost the defamation case she brought against Rooney in July. Vardy sued Rooney the fellow WAG's social media accusation that she had fed fabricated gossip stories about Rooney to tabloid newspaper The Sun.
But that backfired when the court found that Rooney's claim was "substantially true".
Judge Steyn said Rooney's evidence was "honest and reliable", while Vardy's was "manifestly inconsistent... evasive or implausible".
Rebekah Vardy wife of England soccer player Jamie Vardy arrives at the High Court in London, Wednesday, May 11, 2022 - Sputnik International, 1920, 13.05.2022
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