Model Naomi Campbell arrested
Supermodel Naomi Campbell has been arrested in New York on suspicion of assaulting her assistant.
The assistant, a 42-year-old woman, needed hospital treatment after the attack at Campbell's home in Manhattan.
A New York Police Department spokesman told BBC News the assistant had needed four stitches to her head after being hit by a mobile phone following a row.
Her New York publicist said she suspected an attempt at "retaliation" by the assistant, who had been fired.
She said: "We believe this to be a case of retaliation, because Naomi had fired her housekeeper earlier this morning. We are confident the courts will see it the same way."
Detective Bernard Gifford said he did not know what the argument was about.
We believe this to be a case of retaliation, because Naomi had fired her housekeeper earlier this morning. We are confident the courts will see it the same way
Naomi Campbell's publicist
He said Ms Campbell would be charged with a felony and would later go before a judge.
A felony carries a minimum sentence of one year in the US.
Ms Campbell, who shot to fame after being discovered in London aged 15, is well known for her fiery temper.
In 2000 she pleaded guilty in a Canadian court to assaulting another assistant, Georgina Galanis, while filming in Toronto two years earlier.
Ms Galanis, 38, had accused the model of grabbing her by the throat and hitting her on the head with a telephone.
Under an agreement reached between her lawyers and Canadian prosecutors Ms Campbell was given an absolute discharge, preventing her from receiving a criminal record in Canada.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/uk_news/4862634.stm
Published: 2006/03/30 19:56:24 GMT
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Supermodel Naomi Campbell has been arrested in New York on suspicion of assaulting her assistant.
The assistant, a 42-year-old woman, needed hospital treatment after the attack at Campbell's home in Manhattan.
A New York Police Department spokesman told BBC News the assistant had needed four stitches to her head after being hit by a mobile phone following a row.
Her New York publicist said she suspected an attempt at "retaliation" by the assistant, who had been fired.
She said: "We believe this to be a case of retaliation, because Naomi had fired her housekeeper earlier this morning. We are confident the courts will see it the same way."
Detective Bernard Gifford said he did not know what the argument was about.
We believe this to be a case of retaliation, because Naomi had fired her housekeeper earlier this morning. We are confident the courts will see it the same way
Naomi Campbell's publicist
He said Ms Campbell would be charged with a felony and would later go before a judge.
A felony carries a minimum sentence of one year in the US.
Ms Campbell, who shot to fame after being discovered in London aged 15, is well known for her fiery temper.
In 2000 she pleaded guilty in a Canadian court to assaulting another assistant, Georgina Galanis, while filming in Toronto two years earlier.
Ms Galanis, 38, had accused the model of grabbing her by the throat and hitting her on the head with a telephone.
Under an agreement reached between her lawyers and Canadian prosecutors Ms Campbell was given an absolute discharge, preventing her from receiving a criminal record in Canada.
Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/uk_news/4862634.stm
Published: 2006/03/30 19:56:24 GMT
© BBC MMVI
