2 w. ago Joey Barton faces new court case in 2026 for defamation allegations

Civil case brought by former England forward Eni AlukoBarton faces potentially massive bill over guilty verdict last week Joey Barton is facing another court case and a potential defamation and harassment bill for hundreds of thousands of pounds after being found guilty last week at Liverpool crown court of six counts of sending grossly offensive social media messages with intent to cause distress or anxiety.The trial in a civil case brought by Eni Aluko against Barton has been scheduled for the high court in May. The former England forward is alleging she was defamed in two social media posts made by the former Manchester City and England midfield player and that dozens of other posts by Barton amounted to harassment. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago I watched Joey Barton try to bask in the publicity of his court case but it only showed his true nature: Violent, foul

The manager of one of Joey Barton's clubs warned a new member of the backroom team to beware his surface charm. 'You might be fooled when you first meet him,' the manager said. 'Don't be.'

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3 w. ago Eni Aluko welcomes guilty verdicts for Joey Barton over 'offensive tweets' aimed at her, Lucy Ward and Jeremy Vine

A jury at Liverpool Crown Court found Joey Barton, 43, had 'crossed the line between free speech and a crime ' with six posts he made on X, formerly Twitter.

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3 w. ago Joey Barton is found GUILTY of six charges over 'offensive tweets' aimed at female football TV pundits Eni Aluko and Lucy Ward

Joey Barton has been found guilty of six counts of sending a grossly offensive electronic communication with intent to cause distress or anxiety.

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3 w. ago Joey Barton guilty of sending grossly offensive social media posts to Jeremy Vine and female football pundits

A jury found the 43-year-old had ‘crossed the line between free speech and a crime’ with six posts he made on X

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3 w. ago Joey Barton found guilty over 'Fred and Rose West' social media posts

A jury of seven men and five women deliberated their verdict on Friday afternoon (November 7)

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3 w. ago Joey Barton guilty of sending ‘grossly offensive’ social media posts

Joey Barton was found guilty by a jury at Liverpool Crown Court

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3 w. ago Joey Barton is found GUILTY of six charges over 'offensive tweets' aimed at female football TV pundits

Joey Barton has been found guilty of six counts of sending a grossly offensive electronic communication with intent to cause distress or anxiety.

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3 w. ago Joey Barton is found GUILTY of six charges in 'offensive tweets' trial

Joey Barton has been found guilty of six counts of sending a grossly offensive electronic communication with intent to cause distress or anxiety.

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3 w. ago BREAKING: Joey Barton found GUILTY over 'offensive' X posts aimed at female pundits

Joey Barton had denied 12 counts of sending a grossly offensive electronic communication with intent to cause distress or anxiety but was found guilty of six counts at Liverpool Crown Court

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3 w. ago Joey Barton found GUILTY over 'offensive' X posts aimed at female pundits

Joey Barton had denied 12 counts of sending a grossly offensive electronic communication with intent to cause distress or anxiety but was found guilty of six counts at Liverpool Crown Court

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3 w. ago Joey Barton GUILTY of sharing vile posts after ‘comparing female pundits Eni Aluko and Lucy Ward to Fred & Rose West’

JOEY Barton has been found guilty sharing sick posts after allegedly comparing female football pundits to Fred and Rose West. The former footballer lashed out at Eni Aluko and Lucy Ward who at the time were working as pundits for ITV on the FA Cup clash between Crystal Palace and Everton. Barton claimed Eni “can’t even kick a ball properly”, before adding:...

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