Eni Aluko ‘glad justice has been served’ after Joey Barton convicted View 4 Images

TV football pundit Eni Aluko said she is "glad that justice has been served" after former footballer Joey Barton was convicted of sending grossly offensive social media posts.

Barton was convicted of sending grossly offensive social media posts about broadcaster Jeremy Vine and TV football pundits Aluko and Lucy Ward.

A jury at Liverpool Crown Court found Barton, 43, had "crossed the line between free speech and a crime" with six posts he made on X, formerly Twitter .

He was cleared of six other counts that he sent a grossly offensive electronic communication with intent to cause distress or anxiety between January and March 2024.

In a statement after the hearing, Aluko said: "Social media is a cess

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