Joey Barton has confirmed he is to pay Jeremy Vine a further £35,000 in damages, after also previously being instructed to pay £75,000. Vine, 58, sued Barton, 41, for libel and harassment over 14 online posts, including where he called Vine a ‘big bike nonce’ and a ‘pedo defender’ on X. A High Court judge ruled in May that 11 of the posts could defame Vine.
Following the results of the case, Barton, who played for teams including Manchester City, Newcastle United , Rangers, and French side Marseille during his career, has taken to X to issue a further update. ‘I was sued for defamation and harassment by Jeremy Vine over posts published between 8 and 12 January 2024 which falsely accused him of having a sexual interest in children, and which were viewed millions of times,’ wrote Barton. ‘Mr Vine issued proceedings and, after being served with his claim, I published information relating to his home address on my X account, published a crowdfunding appeal which falsely alleged that Mr Vine had published baseless and unwarranted defamatory allegations about me, in an attempt to raise funds from the public, and I harassed Mr Vine, including by referring to him being run over on his bicycle.
’ Barton set up a GoFundMe page to raise money for his legal fees, which raised over £100,000. ‘My actions led Mr Vine to bring additional claims against me in defamation, harassment, and misuse of private information,’ he continued. ‘I recognise that the allegations I m.
