Supermodel Naomi Campbell has been released on police bail pending further inquiries after she was arrested and hauled off a plane at Heathrow airport.The 37-year-old, known for her fiery temper, was questioned on suspicion of assaulting a police officer after one of her bags went missing at stricken Terminal 5.
According to reports she was handcuffed on board a British Airways jet bound for the US.
Passengers watched as officers got onto the plane to arrest her after what witnesses said involved a dispute over luggage.
They said the model, who was discovered by an agency in Covent Garden, central London, at the age of 15, was aggressive and abusive to staff and police.
A Scotland Yard spokesman said: "At 17.11 we were alerted to a disturbance at Terminal 5 where officers attended.
"Subsequently a 37-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of assaulting a police officer and taken to Heathrow police station."
The model's spokeswoman, Annabel Fox, said: "Naomi was flying to Los Angeles for a memorial service on Thursday, April 3.
"She arrived at Heathrow Terminal 5 in plenty of time, checked her two bags in and was told they would make the flight.
"Once on the plane she was told one bag could not be found and was missing.
"BA decided to resolve this by insisting she leave the flight and then called the police to forcibly eject her from the flight.
"She was taken to the Heathrow police station and released on police bail.
"So far as we are aware BA have still failed to offer any explanation as to why her bag went missing at Terminal 5."
Campbell left Heathrow shortly after midnight.
According to reports she was handcuffed on board a British Airways jet bound for the US.
Passengers watched as officers got onto the plane to arrest her after what witnesses said involved a dispute over luggage.
They said the model, who was discovered by an agency in Covent Garden, central London, at the age of 15, was aggressive and abusive to staff and police.
A Scotland Yard spokesman said: "At 17.11 we were alerted to a disturbance at Terminal 5 where officers attended.
"Subsequently a 37-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of assaulting a police officer and taken to Heathrow police station."
The model's spokeswoman, Annabel Fox, said: "Naomi was flying to Los Angeles for a memorial service on Thursday, April 3.
"She arrived at Heathrow Terminal 5 in plenty of time, checked her two bags in and was told they would make the flight.
"Once on the plane she was told one bag could not be found and was missing.
"BA decided to resolve this by insisting she leave the flight and then called the police to forcibly eject her from the flight.
"She was taken to the Heathrow police station and released on police bail.
"So far as we are aware BA have still failed to offer any explanation as to why her bag went missing at Terminal 5."
Campbell left Heathrow shortly after midnight.
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