Eni Aluko wins Joey Barton libel case over X posts32 minutes agoShareSaveShareSavePA MediaThe court heard how Joey Barton published dozens of posts relating to former footballer and pundit Eni AlukoFormer England footballer and pundit Eni Aluko has been awarded more than £300,000 damages and legal costs after suing Joey Barton for libel over social media posts.Pundit Aluko brought legal action against Barton over two posts he made in 2024 on social media site X.Earlier the High Court heard the case had been stayed, meaning proceedings were halted and Barton was ordered to pay “substantial” damages and Aluko’s legal costs.Gervase de Wilde, for Aluko, stated that in the two X posts Barton, from Huyton, had wrongly claimed she had “cynically sought to exploit her status as an alleged victim of racism and bullying”, and that she was a hypocrite.Barton – who managed Fleetwood Town and Bristol Rovers – did not attend the hearing, with Mr de Wilde telling the court that he was arrested on Monday and is currently being held in custody.He was charged with assault earlier after a man was attacked near a golf course in Huyton, on Merseyside earlier.
