Joey Barton calling broadcaster Jeremy Vine a 'bike nonce' on social media did have a defamatory meaning, a High Court judge has ruled.
Joey Barton has lost a libel case brought by Jeremy Vine after judge today ruled that a social media post calling the broadcaster a 'bike nonce' was defamatory.
This led to Mr Barton launching a 'calculated and sustained attack on Mr Vine' in early January this year, the court heard. Judge Steyn told the court today: 'The strong impression gained by the assertion the claimant is known as"aka" bike nonce", followed immediately by the further assertion that he is known as, again,"aka""pedo defender", is that the term"nonce" was being used in its primary meaning to allege the claimant has a sexual interest in children.
Mr Vine's barrister, Gervase de Wilde, told the hearing in London on May 9 that the abuse began following Mr Barton's comments on women involved in football, particularly in the media, from the end of 2023.
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