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Former footballer
Joey Barton has been convicted of sending grossly offensive social media posts about broadcaster Jere
my Vine and
TV football pundits Lucy Ward and Eni Aluko. 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.