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Supermodel Naomi Campbell has pleaded guilty to assaulting two police officers at Heathrow Airport. | |
Ms Campbell, 38, was removed from a BA flight bound for Los Angeles at Heathrow's 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. |
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. | 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. |
The charge of assaulting a constable carries a maximum six-month prison sentence and a fine of up to £5,000. | The charge of assaulting a constable carries a maximum six-month prison sentence and a fine of up to £5,000. |
Ms Campbell admitted three counts of assaulting a constable and one count of disorderly conduct likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress. | |
She also pleaded guilty to 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." | 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. | Her lawyer Simon Nicholls has said the model was "bitterly disappointed" to discover she would be prosecuted. |