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November 15, 2006 @ 2:36 pm
Naomi Campbell Goes To Court
"We're still in the process of working out a possible disposition," said Assistant District Attorney Shanda Strain at a short hearing where the 36-year-old supermodel, who wore a formfitting gray dress and black 3-inch suede pumps, stood mutely according to the AP.
left Campbell's lawyer, David Breitbart, said he was considering a plea offer from the Manhattan district attorney's office but declined to provide details. He also told reporters Campbell hoped to reach an agreement that would only require community service, even though legally she could face up to seven years in prison and deportation if convicted on the assault charge.
The defense attorney also said he didn't want Campbell in a situation like '80s pop star Boy George, who was followed by reporters when he did community service for the Sanitation Department earlier this year after pleading guilty in March to falsely reporting a burglary at his lower Manhattan apartment.
Campbell was accused of hitting Ana Scolavino in the back of the head with a cell phone in the model's Manhattan apartment. Scolavino was treated for a head injury after the incident.
On Tuesday, Campbell was sued by another former maid who says the model viciously assaulted her while calling her a dumb Romanian. The lawsuit by Gaby Gibson, who worked for Campbell from November 2005 through January 2006, calls Campbell a "violent super-bigot," and says she hit Gibson, called her names and threatened to charge her with theft after being unable to find a pair of designer jeans. The lawsuit goes on to say "Campbell either kicked or punched the back of Gibson's head ... while yelling discriminatory comments" as the maid searched the closet for the jeans.
"I'm so frustrated that a lawyer would use terms like that," Breitbart said about the bigot remark. "I thought we learned in law school not to call people names."
The British supermodel is due back in court Jan. 16.
Article tags: Goes To Court, Hits Maid, Jewel Phone, Naomi Campbell
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MS.TAZIE says:
OK, NOW MS. NAOMI CAMPBELL NEEDS A STRAIGHT UP GHETTO ASS BEAT DOWN CAUSE SHE GETTING ALL THESE SLAPS ON THE WRIST BY THE COURTS FOR BEATNG THESE POOR GIRLS UP...LET HER GET A SISTER, SHE WILL GET THE SHIT BEAT OUT OF HER..NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT..BEAT DOWN AND SUED...
December 1, 2006 at 1:04 pm