Supermodel Naomi Campbell arrested at UK airport

Jet, April 21, 2008 by Marti Parham

Naomi Campbell has found her way into trouble again. According to the Associated Press, the supermodel was recently arrested at London's Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 for allegedly spitting at a police officer, Sky News TV reported.

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A London Metropolitan Police spokesman said a woman was arrested at the terminal for an assault on police, but refused to disclose her identity. The spokesman spoke on condition of anonymity in line with force policy.

The British model has a history of getting physical with assistants and employees and has attended an anger management program.

In 2000, Campbell pleaded guilty to an assault charge for hitting her assistant while making a film in Canada in 1998. She had previously denied the allegations. Last July she settled another assault lawsuit filed by a former employee for an undisclosed amount, and in January 2007, Campbell was ordered to serve five days of community service for admitting to attacking a former maid with a cell phone (JET, Jan. 16, 2007).

--Marti Parham with AP reports