Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy set deadline in ‘Wagatha Christie’ court battle
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.
And yesterday all parties were given until April 1 to serve each other with key witness statements.
Judge Mrs Justice Steyn’s order signals that neither side is prepared to back down.
Leicester striker Jamie’s wife Rebekah, 40, sued Derby boss Wayne’s wife Coleen, 35, over claims she leaked Press stories.
Legal costs are set to top £2million.
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The trial, at London’s High Court, is due to last at least a week.
Coleen said Rebekah planted fake stories on Instagram that were only viewed from Rebekah’s account, earning her the “Wagatha Christie” nickname.
Last month Rebekah’s astonishing four-letter WhatsApp rants were made public by the court.
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In one exchange, Rebekah, wife of Leicester City ace Jamie, sneered: “Stupid cow deserves everything she gets! Hope she gets sold out massively now.”
And in another message she claimed: “Not having her bad mouth me to anyone…if she’s doing that my god she will be sorry.”
Coleen’s legal team said the messages were the “classic smoking gun”.