Aluko speaks out after Barton defamation case win

Broadcaster and former England striker Eni Aluko – who was targeted on social media by ex-footballer Joey Barton – has said she hopes a judgement that his posts were defamatory will make people think twice about what they say online.
Aluko said she should not have to be anxious that her race and gender would be attacked every time she was on TV.
Speaking after winning the first stage of a High Court libel claim against Barton, she said she was “past the point of asking nicely for people to understand the importance of language and how to treat women”.
The 38-year-old told BBC News: “I can’t feel anxious every time I get on TV that my race and my gender are going to be attacked.”
Referring to comments made by Aluko in 2020, which appeared to criticise people placed on the government’s furlough scheme, for which she apologised, Barton posted comments suggesting Aluko’s late father had been financially corrupt, and that her private education made her a “hypocrite”.

Source: BBC