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NEWS ABOUT: Naomi Campbell

Naomi Campbell stories: 11 news summaries
GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Becks to Shaq: 
 Pick On Someone 
 Your Own Size 

Plus, Jessica Biel sings!

Aug 3, 09 11:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - David Beckham is afraid of Shaquille O’Neal—at least according to Shaquille O’Neal. Becks refused to compete against Shaq on the soccer field for the NBA star's upcoming TV show, Shaq Vs., the New York Post reports. That prompted the challenger to declare on Twitter,... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • Kobe Bryant • celebrity • David Beckham • feud • Shaquille O'Neal • Sacha Baron Cohen • Naomi Campbell • Jessica Biel • Kevin Costner • Guys and Dolls

 Berlusconi Repeats
Obama 'Suntan' Joke

Italian prime minister plunges into controversy again

Nov 24, 08 3:33 AM CST
(Newser) - Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi, who raised eyebrows worldwide when he recently referred to  President-elect Obama as "handsome, young and suntanned," has repeated what he apparently thinks is a good joke—this time extending it to include model Naomi Campbell. "We would all like to be tanned like... More »

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gaffe • Silvio Berlusconi • Carla Bruni • Naomi Campbell • President Obama • racist remark • suntan

Mandela to Nutty Naomi: You're Not on the List

Model citizen no longer, Campbell can't attend 90th-birthday concert

Jun 25, 08 5:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nelson Mandela personally barred Naomi Campbell from a London concert to celebrate his 90th birthday Friday, the Daily Mail reports, days after the supermodel was sentenced for assaulting airport police officers. The anti-apartheid hero—whom Campbell calls her "honorary grandfather"—is said to be particularly disappointed that she... More »

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celebrity • birthday • model • concert • Nelson Mandela • assault • Naomi Campbell • supermodel • Wicked Models

Naomi Ducks Prison Time in Airline Assault

Diva faces community work, fine for kicking cops on flight

Jun 21, 08 2:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Naomi Campbell was sentenced to 200 hours of community service and about $5,600 in fines yesterday for her tantrum on a British Airways flight, the London Times reports. She pleaded guilty to assaulting two police officers and berating the pilot after the airline lost her luggage. "You are... More »

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crime • police • British Airways • assault • Naomi Campbell • supermodel

 Supermodel 
 Campbell 
 Owns Up to 
 Air Rage 

Famous face may draw 6 months for kicking, spitting

Jun 20, 08 11:10 AM CDT
(AP) - Naomi Campbell pleaded guilty today to kicking and spitting at two police officers during an April "air rage" incident at Heathrow Airport. The short-tempered supermodel went ballistic when a bag was misplaced during the epic delays surrounding the opening of a new terminal. She faces 6 months in prison... More »

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London • crime • celebrity • guilty plea • assault • Heathrow Airport • Naomi Campbell • airport terminal • Terminal 5

Only Black Is Beautiful in Italian Vogue

Thumbing nose at prejudice, mag uses only models of color

Jun 19, 08 9:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Black women spend $20 billion a year on clothes, but the fashion world still harbors a racial prejudice that keeps women of color out of the big glossies. Now noted photographer Steven Meisel has teamed with Italian Vogue to produce a special issue, in which all the models are black... More »

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fashion • Vogue • black women • Naomi Campbell • fashion industry • Steven Meisel • Iman

 Naomi Charged in Cop Assault 

April Heathrow tussle lands supermodel in anger-management trouble again

May 29, 08 9:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Surly supermodel Naomi Campbell was officially charged today with assaulting a police officer, reports the Daily Mail, dating back to an April incident at Heathrow Airport in which she was hauled screaming and spitting from a British Airways jet after a dispute over baggage. The cantankerous catwalker—also slapped... More »

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London • celebrity trials • assault • Heathrow Airport • Naomi Campbell • supermodel

 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

Naomi Campbell Leaves Brazil Hospital  

British supermodel
fine after emergency abdominal surgery

Mar 1, 08 8:51 AM CST
(Newser) - A helicopter whisked Naomi Campbell away from waiting paparazzi at a Brazil hospital after a successful operation to remove a cyst from her abdomen, E! Online reports. Doctors, including one of Brazil's top specialists, say the British supermodel is "completely cured" following the emergency surgery. Campbell, 37, is a... More »

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surgery • Brazil • paparazzi • gynecology • celebrity • hospital • Naomi Campbell • supermodel • laparoscopy • cyst

Chavez Shows Supermodel Interviewer His Guns

Supermodel-turned-journo interviews Venezuelan president

Jan 8, 08 11:48 AM CST
(Newser) - Naomi Campbell has found a new calling: political journalism. The phone-flinging supermodel interviewed Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez for British GQ's latest issue, reports the Guardian. When Campbell asked the president if he would ever pose topless à la Vladimir Putin, Chavez replied: "Why not? Touch my muscles?" More »

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Condoleezza Rice • magazine • Hugo Chávez • Naomi Campbell • supermodel • GQ

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