Joey Barton apologises and agrees to pay damages to Jeremy Vine over online slurs

Vine says Barton agreeing to £75,000 in damages not enough to settle libel claim

Joey Barton labelled Jeremy Vine a ‘bike nonce’ and a ‘pedo defender’ in online posts seen millions of times

Joey Barton to pay Jeremy Vine £75,000 after social media libel case

Joey Barton has conceded defeat to Jeremy Vine in the High Court libel battle

VAR check: Joey Barton set to cough up £75,000 to settle defamatory 'bike nonce' dispute with Jeremy Vine

Former Premier League football Joey Barton issued a statement on X today to apologise to broadcaster Jeremy Vine after he posted several defamatory messages, including one calling him a ‘#BikeNonce’. Vine launched legal proceedings in March against Barton for defamation, which went to a preliminary hearing in May. The dispute came after Barton posted several posts on his X account back in January, including a clip from the Jeremy Vine Show, wher…

Barton agrees to pay TV presenter Vine £75,000 in defamation case

Mr Barton apologises “for the distress" Mr Vine had suffered over his comments made on social media.

Joey Barton to pay Jeremy Vine £75,000 to settle High Court libel claim

Ex-Burnley midfielder

Joey Barton issues grovelling apology to Jeremy Vine and pays five-figure sum over defamatory posts

Joey Barton has taken to social media to post an apology to Jeremy Vine and paid £75,000 to settle a defamation claim over his derogatory posts.The former Bristol Rovers manager lost the libel case brought by Vine last month after a judge deemed 11 of his social media posts could have been deemed defamatory towards the TV presenter.The exchange between the pair started when Vine hit out at Barton for comparing female football pundits Eni Aluko a…