Rebekah Vardy Denies Being Prepared To "Lie Under Oath"

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Rebekah Vardy has denied being prepared to "lie under oath" in the latest twist to this "Wagatha Christie" libel case.

Rebekah who is married to Leicester City player Jamie Vardy, denied this claim having stated that conversations between her and her agent Caroline Watt about leaking information and receiving payement were "never serious". 

 

Mrs Vardy faced questions from Coleen Rooney's legal team over what they felt were some inconsistencies between her witness statement and her evidence in court.

"I have sometimes been caught up in the heat of the moment during conversations with Caroline where I have talked about 'leaks’ and payment, but these conversations were never serious, and Caroline would have understood that", Mrs Vardy said in her witness statement. "I have never been paid for private information about anybody apart from myself or my family". 

This leaking of information relates to a former team mate of Jamie Vardy's, then Chelsea midfielder Danny Drinkwater. The court had already heard how Mrs Vardy had told her agent that she "wanted paying" for information about Drinkwater crashing his car and leaving police custody in 2019.

Drinkwater was issued with 70 hours of community service and banned from driving for 20 months for drink driving. 

Mrs Vardy In Court

Coleen Rooney's barrister David Sheaborne asked Mrs Vardy if she still stood by her witness statement in court. 

"Yes, apart from the Danny Drinkwater one", she replied. 

"I put it to you that when you say in that witness statement that these conversations were never serious and Caroline would have understood that, that’s completely untrue isn’t it?", the barrister added. 

"No, it’s not,", Rebekah Vardy replied. 

"What this shows, Mrs Vardy, is that you are prepared to lie under oath", the barrister continued. 

"No", was Mrs Vardy's response. 

The High Court in London have also heard how the mother of five children, also claimed that she is unaware that her agent might be "constantly monitoring" the Instagram Account of Coleen Rooney who is married to former footballer and current Derby County manager Wayne Rooney.

She did concede that it was "undeniable" that her agent had spotted something on Mrs Rooney's Instagram account, she insisted that she had no knowledge that her agent was "monitoring" it. 

Rebekah Vardy has denied allegations that she leaked "false stories" to the media, regarding Mrs Rooney's personal life. Mrs Vardy is also suing Mrs Rooney for libel.

 

 

 

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