Ex Man United star Gary Neville faces contempt of court action over an alleged comment made during his pal Ryan Giggs’ trial.
Neville has been referred to the Attorney General for potential contempt of court over a social media post at 4 am on the morning of the opening day of the trial.
Neville, 47, insists he was speaking about the directors of their former club, Manchester United.
Neville’s agent Di Law told the Daily Mail: “Gary is absolutely adamant that this was not about the case, but was referring to the Glazers.
“Any suggestion otherwise is not true and he will take it very seriously.” By the time the judge had been made aware of the post, thousands of people had already liked it.
Giggs and Neville were both members of the Manchester United legendary Class of 92. Judge Manley told the court:
“Both the prosecution and defence agreed with me, in the absence of any comment from the jury, and given my clear direction, the trial could properly continue.
“However, given the author is a person with a high public profile…it could be seen to be an attempt to influence ongoing criminal proceedings and could be contempt of court. Accordingly, I am referring the matter to the office of the Attorney General for the consideration of a potential prosecution.”