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British Airways Bans Campbell

Supermodel grounded after spitting and harassing airline staff and police

By Elizabeth Wolff, Newser User

Posted Apr 8, 2008 10:52 AM CDT

(Newser) – A better punishment might have been a lifetime sentence to coach: Supermodel Naomi Campbell, who was hauled off a British Airways flight last week and arrested for spitting on a Heathrow Airport officer in a row over an overweight suitcase, has been permanently grounded by... Read full story »

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