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Supermodel Naomi Campbell has arrived in court charged with assaulting two police officers at Heathrow Airport.Supermodel Naomi Campbell has arrived in court charged with assaulting two police officers at Heathrow Airport.
Ms Campbell made her first appearance at Uxbridge Magistrates' Court accused of offences on a BA flight to Los Angeles at Terminal 5 on 3 April. Ms Campbell, 38, was removed from a BA flight bound for Los Angeles at Heathrow's Terminal 5 on 3 April.
A media scrum greeted the 38-year-old model as she arrived at the court building just after 0930 BST. Wearing a dark suit and sunglasses, she faced a media scrum as she arrived in a Mercedes for her first appearance at Uxbridge Magistrates' Court.
Her lawyer has previously said she was "bitterly disappointed" to discover that she would be prosecuted. The charge of assaulting a constable carries a maximum six-month prison sentence and a fine of up to £5,000.
Ms Campbell faces three counts of assaulting a constable; one count of disorderly conduct likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress; and two counts of using threatening, abusive words or behaviour to cabin crew.
Before the hearing, Ms Campbell's spokesman Alan Edwards said: "She feels what happened was regrettable and she has come to court today to put her side of the story."
Her lawyer Simon Nicholls has said the model was "bitterly disappointed" to discover she would be prosecuted.