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 British Airways Bans Campbell 

Supermodel grounded after spitting and harassing airline staff and police

Apr 8, 08 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 her favorite airline, the Mirror... More »

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London • British Airways • arrest • ban • assault • Heathrow Airport • Naomi Campbell • supermodel

 Spitting-Mad Campbell Busted 

Disruptive diva attacks airport police after being kicked off London-LA flight

Apr 3, 08 4:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Supermodel Naomi Campbell was arrested today at London's Heathrow Airport for allegedly spitting at a police officer, the Sun reports. The "ranting and screaming" Briton was deemed unfit to fly and removed by police after she threw a fit when airline employees couldn't find a carry-on bag Campbell, 37,... More »

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celebrity • arrest • assault • Heathrow Airport • Naomi Campbell • supermodel

'Bikini Anchor' May Sue NYC Over Cop Tussle

Fired newscaster lays groundwork for claim
of 'economic injuries'

Mar 14, 08 5:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - A former Philadelphia news anchor who allegedly punched a New York cop may be preparing to sue the city, the police department, and several individual officers—including the one she was originally charged with hitting. Alycia Lane's lawyer tells the Daily News the move allows her “to keep her... More »

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NYPD • New York • Manhattan • felony • Philadelphia • lawsuit • assault • Alycia Lane • Rich Eisen • bikini • Bikini Anchor • news anchor

Televangelist's Husband Admits Attacking Her

Founder of Global Destiny churches pleads guilty to assault

Mar 12, 08 2:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - The husband of Pentecostal televangelist Juanita Bynum pleaded guilty yesterday to assaulting her and was sentenced to three years probation. Thomas W. Weeks III, the founder of Global Destiny churches, admitted grabbing Bynum, throwing her down and kicking her in the parking lot of an Atlanta hotel in August, the... More »

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Atlanta • probation • assault • bishop • Pentecostals • Thomas W. Weeks III • Juanita Bynum • Global Destiny • televangelist • pastor • Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport

'Diddy Did It,' Say Witnesses in Assault Lawsuit

Rapper 'socked' man
in row over woman

Jan 19, 08 7:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Four witnesses have backed up a realtor's claim that rapper "P Diddy" Sean Combs struck him at at a post-Oscar party in Los Angeles last year in a confrontation over a woman, according to court papers filed yesterday in a lawsuit . "I remember seeing him go flying, not... More »

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lawsuit • Diddy • assault • rap music

Cheney May Testify in 'Assault' Arrest Lawsuit

Turmoil in Cheney's Secret Service detail

Jan 18, 08 3:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Vice President Dick Cheney may be questioned under oath in a free-speech and civil rights lawsuit brought by a man who was arrested and threatened with assault charges when he approached Cheney at a ski resort. The 2006 incident has sparked a storm of controversy inside the Secret Service with... More »

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Dick Cheney • Secret Service • civil rights • assault • Steven Howards • Virgil D. Reichle • Beaver Creek Resort • polygraph

Björk Attacks New Zealand
News Photographer

Leaps on photog and rips shirt in half

Jan 14, 08 6:32 AM CST
(Newser) - Icelandic pop star Björk leaped on a news photographer, knocked him to the ground, and ripped his shirt in half as she arrived in Auckland for a concert tour, reports the New Zealand Herald. The volatile singer “grabbed the back of my black skivvy and tore it down... More »

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New Zealand • Iceland • assault • Bjork • Björk • Auckland

Kerrigan Plotter Dies at Age 40

Ex-bodyguard changed name, 'died a long time ago,' brother says

Dec 16, 07 3:31 PM CST
(Newser) - A plotter in the 1994 attack on skater Nancy Kerrigan died this week of natural causes at age 40, the AP reports. Brian Sean Griffith, ex-bodyguard to figure-skating Olympic hopeful Tonya Harding, confessed to helping organize the attack on Kerrigan days after it happened. Griffith served 14 months and... More »

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skating • obituary • attack • assault • Olympic Games • Nancy Kerrigan • Tonya Harding • figure skating • scandal

Yank Roomie & Lover Held in Murder of British Student 

3rd pal also detained in suspected sex assault killing in Italy

Nov 7, 07 4:23 AM CST
(Newser) - The American roommate of a murdered British student, the flatmate's boyfriend and a bar manager have been detained by Italian police after their alibis collapsed, reports the Guardian. The roomie has already confessed to the macabre crime that police believe was committed during a sexual assault, according to the Telegraph.... More »

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Italy • murder • rape • assault • Perugia • Meredith Kercher • Amanda Knox

At NYC Gym, Violence Hits Spin Cycle

Cyclist's 'euphoric experience' rubs classmate wrong way

Sep 19, 07 1:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stuart Sugarman became New York's latest tragic victim of spin rage, when he and his stationary bike were hurled against a wall by stockbroker and fellow spinner Chris Carter. The "euphoric experience" of cycling got Sugarman grunting—and irritated Carter. “This is spin class,” Sugarman told him.... More »

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New York City • cycling • exercise • assault • spinning • gym

Six Arrested in Horrific W.Va. Abuse Case

Woman was kidnapped, tortured and sexually assaulted

Sep 11, 07 4:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - Six people were arrested in a grisly kidnapping and assault case in rural West Virginia, and two others are still wanted. Police say an internet acquaintance delivered 23-year-old Meghan Williams to her assailants, who held her captive for at least a week, while stabbing, burning, and sexually assaulting her. “... More »

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law • crime • kidnapping • hate crime • Charleston • stabbing • West Virginia • assault • Meghan Williams

Foxy Brown Heads for
the Slammer

Rapper gets one-year sentence for assault with cell phone

Sep 8, 07 7:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rapper Foxy Brown faces a year in jail for a July 30 assault on a Brooklyn woman who complained about loud music on Brown’s car stereo. Brown, 28, hit the woman with a cell phone in the latest in a string of probation violations that includes flinging hair glue... More »

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celebrity • jail • assault • Foxy Brown • rapper • Inga Marchand

Nowak to Argue Temporary Insanity

Ex-astronaut's lawyer says he may cite
mental disorder

Aug 28, 07 4:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Former astronaut Lisa Nowak will plead temporary insanity if she goes to trial on kidnapping and assault charges next month. A notice her lawyer filed today says she was experiencing a major depressive disorder when she attacked her ex-lover's girlfriend at the Orlando airport in February, the Sentinel reports. More »

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depression • Lisa Nowak • kidnapping • astronauts • trial • insanity • assault

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