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Naomi Campbell's alleged paparazzo attack prompts Italian court order Naomi Campbell's alleged paparazzo attack prompts Italian court order
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The supermodel Naomi Campbell has reportedly been ordered to appear before a court in Italy over accusations she attacked a photographer who was taking pictures of her while on holiday.The supermodel Naomi Campbell has reportedly been ordered to appear before a court in Italy over accusations she attacked a photographer who was taking pictures of her while on holiday.
Gaetano di Giovanni claims the London-born model scratched him and hit him with her handbag in an alleged attack in 2009 on the Aeolian island of Lipari, off the north coast of Sicily.Gaetano di Giovanni claims the London-born model scratched him and hit him with her handbag in an alleged attack in 2009 on the Aeolian island of Lipari, off the north coast of Sicily.
She has always denied the accusations, and claims instead that di Giovanni was harassing her. Prosecutor Francesco Massara has now ordered Campbell to appear before judges on 4 December, the Ansa news agency reported, quoting unnamed judicial sources.She has always denied the accusations, and claims instead that di Giovanni was harassing her. Prosecutor Francesco Massara has now ordered Campbell to appear before judges on 4 December, the Ansa news agency reported, quoting unnamed judicial sources.
A spokesman for Campbell said: "Three years ago Ms Campbell was the victim of paparazzi harassment in Italy. The photographer has claimed to have been attacked by Ms Campbell, a claim our client has categorically denied and her team is confident to prove this in court later this year."A spokesman for Campbell said: "Three years ago Ms Campbell was the victim of paparazzi harassment in Italy. The photographer has claimed to have been attacked by Ms Campbell, a claim our client has categorically denied and her team is confident to prove this in court later this year."
Di Giovanni said he did not want to comment. At the time of the incident he was quoted as telling Italian daily newspaper La Repubblica that he had only just started to take photographs of the model when she reacted angrily, shouting at him and attempting to slap him in the face.Di Giovanni said he did not want to comment. At the time of the incident he was quoted as telling Italian daily newspaper La Repubblica that he had only just started to take photographs of the model when she reacted angrily, shouting at him and attempting to slap him in the face.
He claimed her nails scratched one of his eyes. "For several moments I could see absolutely nothing," he was quoted as saying, claiming he had sought medical treatment afterwards.He claimed her nails scratched one of his eyes. "For several moments I could see absolutely nothing," he was quoted as saying, claiming he had sought medical treatment afterwards.
The model's spokesman said the accusations were "completely untrue".The model's spokesman said the accusations were "completely untrue".
In 2000 Campbell, 43, pleaded guilty in a Toronto court to having assaulted her former assistant, Georgina Galanis, with a telephone two years previously. In 2007 she was sentenced to five days' community service and ordered to attend anger-management classes in New York after admitting having thrown a mobile phone at her housekeeper the previous year.In 2000 Campbell, 43, pleaded guilty in a Toronto court to having assaulted her former assistant, Georgina Galanis, with a telephone two years previously. In 2007 she was sentenced to five days' community service and ordered to attend anger-management classes in New York after admitting having thrown a mobile phone at her housekeeper the previous year.
In 2008 she pleaded guilty to assaulting two police officers who were called to remove her from a plane at Heathrow airport. Campbell, who had been furious after the airline told her it had lost one of her bags, was sentenced to 200 hours of community service.In 2008 she pleaded guilty to assaulting two police officers who were called to remove her from a plane at Heathrow airport. Campbell, who had been furious after the airline told her it had lost one of her bags, was sentenced to 200 hours of community service.
Two years later it was in a rather different capacity that Campbell appeared in a courtroom, testifying at Charles Taylor's war crimes trial in the Hague over the Liberian ex-president's alleged involvement in the illicit trade of blood diamonds.Two years later it was in a rather different capacity that Campbell appeared in a courtroom, testifying at Charles Taylor's war crimes trial in the Hague over the Liberian ex-president's alleged involvement in the illicit trade of blood diamonds.
Located off the north coast of Sicily, Lipari is the largest of the Aeolian islands, which include Stromboli. During the summer its population almost doubles as tourists flock to its coastline.Located off the north coast of Sicily, Lipari is the largest of the Aeolian islands, which include Stromboli. During the summer its population almost doubles as tourists flock to its coastline.
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