Former Lioness Eniola Aluko, who took Joey Barton to court over “grossly offensive” social media posts , feels “vindicated” by his conviction – but said it has forever changed her TV punditry career.

A jury at Liverpool Crown Court found Barton, 43, had “crossed the line between free speech and a crime” relating to six posts he made on X about Aluko, fellow TV pundit Lucy Ward, and broadcaster Jeremy Vine.

In her first interview following the verdict, Aluko told The i Paper she feared she would be stabbed in the streets after Barton likened her to infamous serial killers Fred and Rose West. She did not leave her house for a week without a disguise, she said. New Feature

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