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| 2008-05-30 |
| British supermodel Naomi Campbell has been charged with a string of offences after allegedly assaulting a police officer at London's Heathrow airport, her lawyer said Thursday. Campbell, 37, was taken off a British Airways plane by officers on April 3 after she boarded a flight to Los Angeles in the US and was told that one of her bags was missing. She is charged with five offences -- three counts of assaulting a constable, one of disorderly conduct likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress and one of using threatening or abusive words or behaviour to cabin crew. The star will appear at in court in west London on June 20, her lawyer Simon Nicholls said, after she answered bail at Heathrow's police station. "Miss Campbell is bitterly disappointed that the prosecutors have advised her she is to be prosecuted for various offences," Nicholls said in a statement read out on her behalf outside the police station. She'll never grow up. "She respects that decision and she hopes this matter is dealt with expeditiously." The incident took place as Campbell was travelling through the airport's new Terminal 5 building, whose high-profile opening in March was marred by serious problems with the baggage handling system. Last year, the supermodel was ordered to spend a week mopping floors at a New York City warehouse for hitting her maid with a mobile phone. She was sentenced in January 2007 after pleading guilty to reckless assault, and also ordered to attend a two-day anger management course and cover her victim's medical expenses. Well, I guess they didn't require that she actually get a passing grade or something. |
| Posted by:gorb |
| #2 IIRC she's a big Hugo Chavez fan. |
| Posted by: Hellfish 2008-05-30 13:42 |
| #1 Well, I guess they didn't require that she actually get a passing grade or something. No gorb, it's all about self esteem these days, not about actual achievement. Demonstrating the ability to alter one's behavior that Ms. Campbell has shown, I'm sure they're sprucing up the Martha Stewart guest suite as we write for her return engagement in the US. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2008-05-30 10:15 |