Katie Price rejects claims she launched vendetta against rape accused ex-husband

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14 Oct 2026 • 4:15 AM MYT
The Independent
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Katie Price rejects claims she launched vendetta against rape accused ex-husband

  • Katie Price has denied harbouring "angry and vengeful" feelings towards her ex-husband Kieran Hayler during his trial at Lewes Crown Court.
  • Hayler is on trial accused of three counts of rape and one count of sexual assault against a 13-year-old girl in West Sussex in 2016, charges he denies.
  • Giving evidence behind a screen, Price rejected defence claims that she had launched a vendetta against Hayler following their marital split.
  • The court heard Price messaged the alleged victim in 2016 after hearing Hayler had tried it on, though Price stated she had blocked the messages from memory through therapy.
  • Hayler's defence suggested the allegations were part of a campaign organised by his ex-wife, which Price denied.

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