Naomi Campbell Arrested At Heathrow For Assaulting An Officer

LONDON — Naomi Campbell was arrested at Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5 on Thursday for allegedly spitting at a police officer, Sky News reported.

Police said a 37-year-old woman was arrested at the terminal on suspicion of assaulting police. The Metropolitan Police spokesman refused to identify the woman, or say whether the incident took place inside the terminal or aboard a plane. He spoke on condition of anonymity, in line with police policy.

BAA PLC, the company that runs Heathrow, didn't immediately return calls seeking comment. British Airways PLC, the terminal's sole occupant, referred questions to BAA and London police.

Campbell's publicist in Los Angeles, Jeff Raymond, wrote in an e-mail that Campbell was flying to Los Angeles for a Thursday memorial service. He said she checked two bags in at Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5 with plenty of time to spare and was told they would make the flight. He said once on the plane, however, Campbell was told one of her bags was missing.

Raymond said British Airways decided to resolve the situation by insisting Campbell leave the flight, and then called police to forcibly eject her from the airplane.

"So far as we are aware B.A. have still failed to offer any explanation as to why her bag went missing at Terminal 5," Raymond wrote.

In January 2007, Campbell pleaded guilty in New York City to misdemeanor assault for throwing her cell phone at her maid in a dispute over a missing pair of jeans. She was ordered to do community service and attend a two-day anger-management program.

Campbell pleaded guilty in Toronto in 2000 to an assault charge for beating an assistant while making a film in Canada in 1998. Under an agreement with prosecutors, Campbell expressed remorse and was released without punishment or a criminal record.

Comments

[Lucille]

Naomi needs some time in the psych ward that's all. It didt Britney wonders and I'm sure it would help Naomi too. At least Brit is not mean and violent like Naomi.

Seriously, Naomi might need to be committed for a while before she really hurts someone. I hope the British judge orders a psych evaluation.

[ang4ever]

She has been on anger managements for years. "Guess it's not working. She's always getting a pass ? Uhmmmmmm - why is that ?

[JohnFromCensornati]

I just heard this story on All Things Considered on NPR.
Not one mention of the spitting or arrest.
She was "escorted of a US bound plane".
What's up with that?

[ang4ever]

Not unusual here @ NPR to be conservative in their news. The arrest may be after the first AP report. Update is forthcoming.

[Sharon1]

Chill out Naomi. Most of us, are under alot of stress for a lot of reasons, but work hard at keeping impulses in check. You really don't want to be on the receiving end of someone who decides your disrespect is the last straw.

[comebackid]

I hope her aim was good!

[MaracaKabob]

Geraldine Ferraro would like to remind you that Naomi Campbell would not be enjoying the success she has today if she were a fat bald white man, or even and old bigot hag from Queens.

[Azooz]

Jail is a bit cruel, this is Naomi after all, so a spanking would do nicely, judges would line up for that at each little temper tantrum. :)

[terrierist]

Whut'd she do THAT fer?

[Jaylee07]

This witch needs to go to jail.

[GodisHateSpeech]

meeeeooooww!

[JScott]

Jeez people like this why aren't you just flying privately (private jet to and from private airfields you have the means, dya like spitting and degrading people and throwing cellphones at them?

[GrainOSand]

This woman has taken herself too seriously. She is beautiful yes, but it seems she has an ugly disposition probably based on some feeling of distorted superiority.

Get a grip Naomi otherwise the long arm of the law is going to continue gripping you by the arm and leading you away. If this happened only once, maybe even twice, I would entertain the thought that maybe you are being treated unfairly, but that seems unlikely from where I sit.

You project a spoled brat. Time to grow up, you are no longer twelve.

[filo]

They say beauty is on ly skin deep but ugly goes clear down to the bone!

[DrTeeth]

Aw, you stole that from Fred G. Sanford! :)

[grisgris]

One of these days Campbell is going to piss off the wrong person.

[DrTeeth]

.......and I want a front row seat!

[DarwinAtWork]

Black list her. Make her take the bus or a boat.

[Steamboater]

Campbell is effing nuts. It's about time she was put away in an institution and for a long time. Her narcissism has spilled over into a track record of physically abusing others and there's nothing funny about it.

[brooklyncitizen]

LOL

Get a grip. Gee what should happen to bush and Cheney then?

[Steamboater]

That's ridiculous. This isn't about a one time spit in the face at an airport. She's thrown phones at people who worked for her and hit them too etc. Has nothing to do with Bush and Cheney. This isn't about politics but a celebrity who's gone off the edge.

[NBAFan21]

I used to think Naomi Klein or Naomi Wolf was doing great work, but Spitting on the cops, you are my new fav Naomi.