First look at pictures from Disney’s Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Story
It was the social media whodunnit that captivated the nation and spawned a nine-day trial at the High Court – now the first images of Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Story have been revealed.
The Disney+ documentary will be told by Coleen Rooney – who was dubbed Wagatha Christie on social media during the case – in a nod to the world-famous British crime novelist Agatha Christie.
Rebekah Vardy at the Royal Courts of Justice during the trial
Images show Rooney, 37, revisiting the High Court, dressed in a black trouser suit.
In one shot she is shown sitting at a bench in the courtroom, ready to make notes, and in another she is holding a bag and tote, ready to head back into court.
While focusing on Rooney as the star player, the documentary will also feature interviews with family, friends and key people involved in the trial.
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It all started with a social media post back in October 2019
The real-life drama first came to public attention in 2019, when Rooney said in a social media post that she had carried out a months-long “sting operation” – and accused Rebekah Vardy of leaking “false stories” about her private life to the tabloids.
Rooney’s amateur sleuthing prompted Vardy to sue her for libel, with the case coming to a head in 2022 as the claim was heard at the High Court.
Covered by news outlets around the world, it became one of the most talked about libel trials of the decade.
Vardy, 40, lost the case against Rooney, with the judge finding Rooney’s post “substantially true”.
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Pic: Ben Blackall/Disney+ 2023
Pic: Ben Blackall/Disney+ 2023
Now, this three-part series looks at the circumstances that led to Rooney’s infamous “It’s ……………. Rebekah Vardy’s account” Instagram post and leads viewers through the ins and outs of the two-week trial.
It will also explore how Coleen’s life has played out in public for the last 20 years, as the childhood sweetheart and then wife of former England footballer Wayne Rooney.
Vardy is the partner of another footballer – Leicester striker Jamie.
The Rooneys have four children together – sons Kai, Klay, Kit and Cass – and live in a £20m mansion in Cheshire.
The documentary, which is directed by Lucy Bowden, will be released later this year.
Taylor Swift has revealed the release date for her new album, The Life Of A Showgirl.
The pop megastar announced her 12th studio album earlier this week but didn’t give many details.
Now, in social media posts and an appearance on boyfriend Travis Kelce’s sports podcast, Swift revealed just what fans can expect from the new album.
Taylor Swift and boyfriend Travis Kelce on the New Heights podcast. Pic: New Heights
The Life of Showgirl, written during the European leg of her record-breaking Eras tour, will be released on 3 October.
It consists of 12 songs, including the title track that features pop star Sabrina Carpenter.
The full track list is:
1. The Fate Of Ophelia
2. Elizabeth Taylor
3. Opalite
4. Father Figure
5. Eldest Daughter
6. Ruin The Friendship
7. Actually Romantic
8. Wi$h Li$t
9. Wood
10. Cancelled!
11. Honey
12. The Life Of A Showgirl (featuring Sabrina Carpenter)
Long-time collaborators Max Martin and Shellback, two Swedish producers who worked with Swift on some of her biggest hits, joined the pop star for this album.
Within four hours of posting the full podcast episode on YouTube, it had already gathered 4.7m views.
The cover of Taylor Swift’s newly announced album. Pic: Republic Records
The back cover of Taylor Swift’s 12th studio album The Life Of A Showgirl. Pic: Republic Records
‘The hardest-working star in pop’
The album follows last year’s The Tortured Poets Department, which was released during the Eras tour.
That tour, with shows on five continents and in 51 cities, raked in more than $2.2bn (£1.62bn) and was the highest-grossing tour of all time.
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“This album is about what was going on behind the scenes in my inner life during this tour, which was so exuberant and electric and vibrant,” Swift said during her podcast appearance.
Sky News culture and entertainment reporter Gemma Peplow said after her globe-trotting tour and a swathe of re-releases over recent years, the new album cemented Swift’s reputation “as the hardest-working star in pop”.
Disgraced US film producer Harvey Weinstein is to be tried for a third time in a sexual assault case.
A jury in New York could not reach a verdict in June against the 73-year-old who was accused of raping actress Jessica Mann, and a mistrial was declared.
Judge Curtis Farber has said he wants the new trial to happen before the end of this year.
The same jury found Weinstein guilty in June of sexually assaulting former Project Runway production assistant Miriam Haley in 2006 and not guilty of assaulting Polish former runway model Kaja Sokola the same year.
Weinstein will be sentenced for the guilty verdict in Ms Haley’s case on 30 September.
He denied all of the charges. Throughout the retrial, his lawyers insisted the sexual encounters with his three accusers were “transactional” and “consensual,” and labelled the women as opportunists.
Weinstein was originally convicted of rape and criminal sexual act by the same court in 2020 and sentenced to 23 years in prison for the crimes.
Last year, however, New York’s highest court overturned the conviction, prompting Weinstein’s retrial this summer.
Weinstein was once one of the most powerful people in Hollywood – the co-founder of film and television production companies Miramax and The Weinstein Company, who produced films such as the Oscar-winning Shakespeare In Love, Pulp Fiction, and The Crying Game.
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In 2017, a series of sexual misconduct allegations against him propelled the #MeToo movement.
Some of those accusations later led to criminal charges and his convictions in New York and California.
Before the retrial, Weinstein was also serving a 16-year prison sentence after being found guilty of rape in California in December 2022. He has also denied this charge.
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