Mr Vine is suing the former footballer for several online posts, including where Mr Barton called him a ‘pedo defender’.
was labelled a “nonce” as part of a “calculated and sustained attack” by former footballer Joey Barton , the High Court has been told.
At a hearing on Thursday, Mrs Justice Steyn was asked to decide several preliminary issues in the case, including the “natural and ordinary” meanings of the posts and whether they were statements of fact or opinion. He continued: “There is an irreducible, defamatory meaning of the word nonce, however it is used. That does mean paedophile or child molester.”
This led to Mr Barton launching a “calculated and sustained attack on Mr Vine” on January 6, including by repeating allegations that Mr Vine supported administering Covid vaccinations by force. In written submissions, Mr de Wilde claimed Mr Barton’s “ongoing attacks” on Mr Vine were “on a very significant scale”, with some posts being seen by more than 2.5 million people.
He said: “This is a classic example of someone who is posting in the heat of the moment to something they don’t like from Mr Vine, and it would be seen as such.
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