Joey Barton & Jeremy Vine in court showdown after ex-footballer called TV star ‘bike n***e’ in slew of vile posts

JOEY Barton and Jeremy Vine locked horns in a High Court showdown after the former footballer compared him to Jimmy Savile.

BBC Radio 2 host Vine is suing ex-Man City, Newcastle and QPR midfielder Barton for libel and harassment over social media posts.

PAJeremy Vine outside court today[/caption] AlamyJoey Barton (pictured) targeted Vine in a series of vile Tweets[/caption] PAVine is suing Barton for libel and harassment[/caption]

It relates to 12 tweets made by Barton...