Keiran Foran and Rebecca Pope pose on the red carpet before the 2011 Dally M Awards. Photo / Getty Images.
Warriors star Kieran Foran's former partner Rebecca Pope has reportedly hired a defamation lawyer to help put an end to online abuse after being the subject of offensive rumours on social media.
The Sydney Morning Herald reports Pope, the mother of Foran's two young children, has sought legal assistance to
shut down online trolls and has spoken about the toll false rumours about their relationship have had on her and the kids.
Pope, who resides on Sydney's northern beaches, was last year falsely accused of having had an affair with a former teammate of Foran's and the subject of a subsequent rumour questioning the paternity of one of the couple's children.
The rumours were given life by Sydney radio host Jackie O before she was forced to issue an on-air apology to Foran and Pope last May, after the pair initiated legal action against the Australian Radio Network.
The effect of the rumours has been lasting however, with the damage being felt by Pope, Foran and some of his former teammates.
