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NAOMI CAMPBELL CHARGED WITH ASSAULT IN NYC: Supermodel can’t seem to keep her hands off the help.
*Naomi Campbell, 35, was arrested in her Park Ave. home and charged with second-degree assault Thursday after her housekeeper claimed the supermodel beat her in the head with a phone during an altercation.
The catwalk star, who has a history of assault claims from former personal assistants, was taken into custody shortly after cops responded to a call from Lenox Hill Hospital to investigate a reported attack. The 41-year-old woman, who received four stitches in her head, told police that the incident happened around 8 a.m. yesterday.
Campbell was fingerprinted and photographed at a Manhattan police station. Sporting a white jacket and a black baseball cap, she left the precinct later in the day surrounded by dozens of photographers, reporters and film crews. She threw them a quick smile before ducking into an unmarked car and being whisked away to Criminal Court for processing.
The victim had reportedly been fired by Campbell before the altercation took place. Campbell's agent, Amanda Silverman, said in a statement: "We believe this is a case of retaliation, because Naomi had fired her housekeeper earlier this morning. We are confident the courts will see it the same way.”
The London born runway queen has admitted to past drug use and earned the “diva” tag based on her angry outbursts and abusive behavior.
In 2003, Campbell was sued by a former administrative assistant who alleged that she had thrown a phone at her during a tantrum two years earlier in a Beverly Hills hotel.
The assistant said Campbell had also grabbed her by the arms and thrown her down on a couch. In February 2000, Campbell pleaded guilty in Toronto to an assault charge for beating another assistant while making a film in Canada in 1998.
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