Joey Barton has been found guilty of sending grossly offensive social media posts about broadcaster Jeremy Vine and TV football pundits Lucy Ward and Eni Aluko.
A jury at Liverpool Crown Court found former footballer Barton, 43, had “crossed the line between free speech and a crime” with six posts he made on X, formerly Twitter.
Barton was cleared of six other counts that he sent a grossly offensive electronic communication with the intent to cause distress or anxiety between January and March 2024.
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