A Very WAG-ish Scandal?

The Wagatha Christie case—you know, wife of one soccer star accuses wife of another soccer star of leaking posts from her private Instagram account, is then sued by the accused leaker for libel, but ultimately (a week ago) prevails in court—is going to be a television drama, courtesy of Blueprint Pictures, which created A Very English Scandal and A Very British Scandal. “The company is one of a slew of TV and film producers circling the story, which came to a head … when a judge ruled that [Coleen] Rooney, 36, was right to accuse [Rebekah] Vardy, 40, of leaking stories about her private life to The Sun,” reported The Times of London. “The quarrel began in 2019 when Rooney said she had carried out a months-long sting operation to gather evidence of Vardy leaking stories.” Vardy’s subsequent defamation lawsuit against Rooney was regarded as ill advised by some, who have now been proven right. (“Wagatha Christie,” by the way, is a combination of the mystery writer’s name and “WAG”—wives and girlfriends of professional athletes.)

The newspaper also said that “Rooney [was] considering action over misuse of private information and a breach of data protection laws. Vardy was also said to be weighing up an appeal against [the] ruling.” We’re just looking forward to the series, and the pivotal scene where Vardy’s cell phone, which might or might not have contained incriminating evidence, is mysteriously lost in the rough seas off the coast of Scotland (errant wave).