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Joey Barton guilty of posting ‘grossly offensive’ messages on X

Joey Barton arrives for trial over 12 charges of sending grossly offensive communications
  • Former footballer Joey Barton has been convicted of sending grossly offensive social media posts.
  • The posts targeted broadcaster Jeremy Vine and TV football pundits Lucy Ward and Eni Aluko.
  • A jury at Liverpool Crown Court found Barton, 43, had "crossed the line between free speech and a crime" with six posts on X (formerly Twitter).
  • He was cleared of six other counts of sending grossly offensive electronic communications with intent to cause distress or anxiety.
  • The offensive communications were made between January and March 2024.
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