Barton’s sorry to star as he says ‘I don’t consider he has an curiosity in youngsters’
Joey Barton has apologised to Jeremy Vine on social media following comments he made on X.
Barton, 41, had labelled Vine, 57, a “bike nonce” and “pedo defender”. A high court judge ruled Barton’s comments as defamatory after the former footballer was sued by the radio and TV presenter for libel and harassment.
Barton posted: “Between 8 and 12 January 2024 I published 11 posts which accused Jeremy Vine of having a sexual interest in children, and created a hashtag which made the same allegations, which were viewed millions of times.
“I recognise that this is a very serious allegation. It is untrue. I do not believe that Mr Vine has a sexual interest in children, and I wish to set the record straight.
“I also published posts during the same period in which I referred to Mr Vine having advocated forced vaccination during the Covid 19 pandemic, based upon a video clip of his TV programme.
(Image: PA)
“I accept that he did not advocate this policy and that the video clip has been edited to give a misleading impression of what he was in fact saying. I then taunted and abused Mr Vine for bringing a legal complaint against me.
“I have agreed not to make the same allegations again about Mr Vine and I apologise to him for the distress he has suffered.
“To resolve his claims against me in defamation and harassment, I have agreed to pay Mr Vine £75,000 in damages and his legal costs.”
(Image: Getty Images For The Cambridge Union)
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