Joey Barton has been granted bail after pleading not guilty to an offence of malicious communications in relation to tweets directed at female pundit Eni Aluko.
Former football manager Joey Barton has pleaded not guilty to an offence of malicious communications, in relation to a series of tweets directed at female pundit Eni Aluko.
Appearing before Judge Ikram, he was told: "Mr Barton, I am sending your case to the crown court. You will appear at 9.30am on the 27th August. I am granting you conditional bail with one condition that you will not make any mention of Eni Aluko on any social media, and that is either directly or indirectly, or by inference.
Barton began criticising female sport pundits in December via his profile on X. Aluko swiftly became a main target of the former Bristol Rovers and Fleetwood Town manager's online tirades. "Now, I'm open and honest and I'm human and I'm more than happy to admit that I've been scared this week," she added in a 15-minute video posted on Instagram. "I've genuinely been scared this week. I didn't leave my house until Friday and I'm now abroad.
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