She said: “This happens in lots of industries – when women stand up for themselves, their career takes a hit. “I’ve been doing broadcasting for 11 years. I’m not new to it. And in the last 18 months I’ve done the least TV I’ve ever done. “That’s just a fact. That’s not a feeling, that’s...
BBC Eni Aluko said she was “past the point of asking nicely” for women and girls to be treated with respect A broadcaster who was targeted on social media by ex-footballer Joey Barton has said she hoped a judgement that his posts were defamatory would make people think twice about what they said online. Former...
The first stage of a High Court libel case has found that ex-footballer Joey Barton libelled former England striker Eni Aluko in online posts about her and her family. The broadcaster said she faced threats of violence and abuse on social media after Barton posted twice on social media site, X, in January 2024, which...
Former footballer Joey Barton has been found guilty of assault by beating after pushing his wife to the floor and kicking her in the head. The midfielder, 42, who played for Manchester City and QPR, assaulted Georgia Barton, 38, in June 2021 during a drunken row at their family home in Kew, south-west London. The...
