Davy Jones' Locker

2022 - 5 - 12

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Rebekah Vardy ponders 'who is Davy Jones?' in bizarre exchange ... (STV News)

The 'Wagatha Christie' took another bizarre twist on Thursday as Rebekah Vardy gave evidence at the High Court in London.

While discussing this tweet in a private WhatsApp conversation, Ms Watt told Mrs Vardy “It wasn’t someone she trusted. I’ve told him I’m 100% confident that it happened but don’t know how.” Mr Sherborne accused Mrs Vardy of trying to throw herself a “lifeline” and asked why, after bathing her children, she didn’t respond to Ms Watt to challenge what she had said, if she didn’t know about and authorise the leak. Mrs Rooney later posted a public tweet saying it was “sad” someone who followed her was “betraying” her. On Thursday, the court heard one of the articles in the case concerned Mrs Rooney’s car being damaged in early 2019, with a picture of the damaged Honda being posted on her private Instagram account. Mrs Vardy, 40, appeared to accept that her agent leaked information from Coleen Rooney’s private Instagram account to a newspaper, but denied it was “new” information.

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Rebekah Vardy gives courtroom a laugh after asking what Davy ... (Metro)

Tension broke in the heated Wagatha Christie trial earlier today when Rebekah Vardy admitted she didn't know what 'Davy Jones' meant.

Mr Sherborne suggested a short break, and as the judge left the room, a tearful Mrs Vardy put her head in her hands on the desk. For the second time this week, Mrs Vardy began to cry in the witness box during her cross-examination over whether she had seen a so-called ‘flooded basement’ post, which was one of the Instagram stories Mrs Rooney claims were only seen by Mrs Vardy’s account during her ‘sting operation’. I’ve told him I’m 100% confident that it happened but don’t know how.’

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'Who is Davy Jones?': Wagatha Christie judge is forced to explain ... (Daily Mail)

The High Court burst into laughter after the exchange - which concerned the claim that Rebekah's agent lost her phone containing evidence when it fell off a ...

And along with her devoted fans, the WAG has also been publicly supported by Danielle Lloyd, who came forth with similar claims about Mrs Vardy leading to a row between the duo on social media in 2019. Hugh Tomlinson is a very experienced barrister, and this could be one of the toughest opponents Wayne has ever faced. A former colleague told The Times: 'He likes to present a fun, outgoing persona and is very limelight-seeking. He then took up philosophical studies at Sussex University before going to the University of Paris in 1977. It isn't just amazing holidays and designer clothes there can be a lot of behind-the-scenes politics between the girls.' Rebekah vehemently denied the allegation - leading her to launch the pricey legal action which saw its second day on Wednesday. In a public post, Coleen wrote: 'Someone on my private Instagram seen the picture and is telling or selling stories to a certain newspaper. And The Sun of all people as well! And The Sun of all people as well! Rebekah agrees Ms Watt 'appeared to be source' of story on Coleen's car crash after her agent admitted 'it was me' in text... February 14 - Coleen is refused permission to bring a High Court claim against Ms Watt for misuse of private information to be heard alongside the libel battle. 'RIP' and 'half a Honda', the post says.

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Rebekah Vardy agent's phone is 'in Davy Jones' locker', court hears (The Independent)

Rebekah Vardy is suing fellow footballer's wife Coleen Rooney for libel in a high-profile trial at the Royal Courts of Justice.

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Mr Sherborne said: “You say that as a result of that process, all of the messages on your phone, all the WhatsApp messages on your phone between you and Ms Watt, were deleted, were lost. Mr Sherborne said on Thursday it was a “shame” that messages between journalists – who had allegedly been leaked stories – and Ms Watt were “lying at the bottom of the sea in Davy Jones’ locker”.

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What does Davy Jones's locker mean? Meaning and origins of the ... (iNews)

Some WhatsApp messages sent by Rebekah Vardy's agent are not part of the her libel claim against Coleen Rooney because the agent's phone is in 'Davy Jones's ...

There are many competing tales of Davy Jones’s origin. Mr Sherborne said: “You say that as a result of that process, all of the messages on your phone, all the WhatsApp messages on your phone between you and Ms Watt, were deleted, were lost. Davy Jones is considered in folklore to be an evil spirit who resides at the bottom of the ocean, and is something of a devil figure to sailors. Mr Sherborne said on Thursday it was a “shame” that messages between Ms Watt and journalists who had allegedly been leaked stories were “lying at the bottom of the sea in Davy Jones’s locker”. It is normally used in reference to ships that have sunk and sailors who have drowned and been consigned to the depths of the ocean. Rooney’s barrister, David Sherborne, said Ms Watt was “filming the coastline” during a boat trip in Scotland, dropped her phone and was “unable to retrieve it”.

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