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The contentious and widely followed legal dispute between Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy, popularly known as Wagatha Christie, returned to court this week, causing a stir five years after their social media feud started. The High Court trial in 2022 had received significant media attention as the public followed the saga of private information leaks between the wives of footballers Wayne Rooney and Jamie Vardy. Rooney had accused Vardy of betraying her trust by sharing her secrets with the media, which Vardy denied but eventually lost in the trial. The recent hearing dealt with cost reductions sought by Vardy; however, the senior costs judge rejected most of her claims, ordering Vardy to pay £100,000 towards the eventual total legal bill of over £1.8m.
The Wagatha Christie row fascinated the UK’s public and press, leading to several documentaries and media attention, including from the US press. Even this week’s hearing made headlines as both sides fought over the legal costs and details of a stay at a luxury hotel in London. Although the hearing was less incendiary than the previous trial and lacked the media presence of 2022, the judge’s “parting shot” expressed the need for the parties to move on.
Media lawyer Jonathan Coad, who had followed the case from the start, said the saga was “ridiculous” and that both sides would invest more money in the ongoing battle. The judge’s rejection of Vardy’s claims may imply that she might still end up paying less than the already significant amount, depending on forthcoming rulings. As the legal row continues, the public’s fascination with the Wags – the wives and girlfriends of footballers – remains steadfast.
The legal row’s intricacies, detailed during the cost reduction hearing, included Vardy’s claims that Rooney used a London-based law firm instead of one near her north-west England home and that Rooney had spent lavishly on a luxury hotel’s mini-bar and restaurant. Rooney’s lawyers disputed these claims and explained that her legal costs were justified given the reputations at stake and the case’s profile. Regardless of the outcome of the line-by-line assessment of costs due next spring, the Wagatha Christie story shows no signs of losing public attention or media interest
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