Supermodel Naomi Campbell has been charged and released after being arrested at her home in New York yesterday in relation to an alleged assault on her housekeeper.
Campbell has been ordered to return to court on 27 June to answer a charge of second degree assault after her housekeeper Ana Scolavino claimed that the model threw a mobile phone at her, cutting the back of her head.
Campbell's lawyer, David Breitbart, said that the housekeeper's injury was self-inflicted. He claimed that Scolavino, who had been working for Campbell for two to three years, had been fired that morning because several items were missing from the star's home.
Campbell's agent, Amanda Silverman, said in a statement: "We believe this is a case of retaliation, because Naomi had fired her housekeeper earlier this morning. We are confident the courts will see it the same way."
Prosecutors asked the judge to order Campbell to surrender her passport but this request was denied after her lawyer told the court that she was scheduled to fly to West Africa to do charity work with Nelson Mandela.
"She is not a risk of flight," said Breitbart. "She is the most recognised model in the world."
The model reportedly told the media: "The police have been really nice. They are treating me great."
