"Between January and August 2024, Barton published 48 posts relating to Aluko on his X account, adding that he had 'carried out a deliberately targeted public campaign of vilification'. He said one post included an image of Aluko's head superimposed onto serial killer Rosemary West's body. 'The campaign amounted to an attack on multiple aspects of her life and personality.'"
"'Mr Barton's campaign caused Ms Aluko enormous distress. When she sought to defend herself against Mr Barton's conduct, and that of his followers, he criticised and attacked her for doing so.' De Wilde said Aluko was worried that however she tried to stop the harassment, Barton 'would exploit and manipulate it to use against her'."
"In the two X posts Barton had wrongly claimed she had 'cynically sought to exploit her status as an alleged victim of racism and bullying', and that she was a hypocrite. 'Mr Barton has now accepted that his campaign against Ms Aluko amounted to harassment and that he should not have made the publications.'"
Eni Aluko, a former England footballer and pundit, won a libel case against Joey Barton after he published defamatory posts on social media platform X. Between January and August 2024, Barton published 48 posts about Aluko, including false claims that she cynically exploited her status as a racism and bullying victim and was a hypocrite. The campaign included an image of Aluko's head superimposed onto serial killer Rosemary West's body. The High Court halted proceedings and ordered Barton to pay 339,000 pounds in damages and legal costs, with 100,000 pounds plus interest due by March 24. Barton did not attend the hearing and is currently in custody.
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