Ranting Naomi claims racist 'golliwog' insult led to her assaulting two police officers
Naomi Campbell last night blamed racism for her outburst on a British Airways jet, claiming she had been called 'a golliwog supermodel'.
In an interview with Sky News, Miss Campbell said she was not going to apologise to BA as they were "disgusting."
She said: 'I was called a racial name on that flight. And that was part of my reaction. Again, nothing to do with the police but yes from British Airways.'
'I was called a golliwog supermodel, I don’t think that’s really fair do you?'
Lucky escape: Naomi Campbell at a west London court where she pleaded guilty to an alleged assault on a police officer. The supermodel escaped a jail sentence
The supermodel did not say exactly who had called her the name only that it was not one of the passengers.
When asked who called her the name, she replied: 'Someone on the flight, not the passenger.'
She added:'Would you like it if someone turned round and called you a golliwog supermodel?
'I mean I’m proud to be a black woman, I’m proud to be British, I’m proud of the job that I do but I did not call anyone names of colour, of their race.
Fight back: Naomi talks to Sky about her treatment by British Airways
'And, you know, I’ve had to leave all of that out of court and all of that out of statement because at the end of the day the real problem was, I took my upset and my, the end of my wrath came out on the police, which was wrong.'
Miss Campbell avoided jail yesterday despite admitting kicking, hitting and spitting at police officers on board the jet at Heathrow.
Extraordinary details of the supermodel's vicious assault on two officers emerged in court as she was sentenced to a 200 hour unpaid community service order.
Magistrates told the model that the community service was part of a 12-month order.
They also ordered her to pay compensation of £200 each to the two police officers she assaulted, and £150 compensation to the aircraft captain, Miles Sutherland.
In addition she was ordered to pay fines for committing a public order offences totalling £2,300 and a £15 surcharge.
Running the gauntlet: Naomi - seen here in the black suit - was jostled by photographers as she arrived for her court appearance
British Airways later issued a statement saying: "British Airways does not accept any allegations of racism.
'We are proud of our diversity. We fly to 90 different countries around the world and employ a multi-nationality workforce.
'We have strict policies concerning dignity at work and have long standing training programmes on diversity and inclusion.'
During the fracas, Miss Campbell went berserk, spat at a male officer in the arm and caught he and his female colleague in the groin, thighs and shins with her 'formidable platform boots with stiletto-style heels'.
Amid a tirade of foul-mouthed abuse, Campbell also hit out brandishing her mobile phone, striking one of the officers on the arm as other passengers in first class retreated in terror to a safe distance in the crew kitchen.
During the scuffle, which escalated after Campbell discovered her bags had gone missing, she hollered that she was being mistreated because she was 'black and famous'.
Under siege: Naomi Campbell arrived at Uxbridge Magistrates' Court in a chauffeur-driven Mercedes and emerged wearing a dark suit and sunglasses to a battery of photographers
She then claimed that she could not be arrested because she had 'a cousin in Scotland Yard'.
At one point, she screamed down her mobile phone: 'They have lost my f***ing bags, get me another flight, get the press, get me my lawyer.'
She was eventually restrained in handcuffs and after being prized from the seat where she had wedged herself, flopped onto the floor 'like a child' before being dragged off the jet and locked in police cells.
There, she continued to scream abuse at police, telling one officer: 'I'm going to screw you like a mother****er'.
The row escalated after 38-year-old Campbell was informed her bags has gone missing at Terminal 5 as she sat in her £5,000 first class sear waiting for the LA-bound flight to take off on April 3 of this year.
A court heard that when the captain made the unusual move of personally approaching her to apologise, she ordered him to get off the plane and look for her suitcase.
When he refused she screamed 'F*** you, f*** you, captain', at which point the crew decided to call the police. The row held up the Boeing 747 trans-Atlantic flight for 90 minutes.
Incredibly, Miss Campbell escaped jail after pleaded guilty to six counts of assault at Uxbridge Magistrates' Court in west London today.
The model pleaded guilty to two counts of assaulting a police officer, one count of disorderly conduct likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress and using threatening, abusive words or behaviour to cabin crew.
She arrived at court amid chaotic scenes as scores of photographers swarmed around her.
As Campbell stood in court yesterday, she smirked as the prosecution account was read out. But as the hearing went on, tears appeared.
In court, Melanie Parrish, prosecuting, told how flight crew said initially that Campbell was very friendly and professional.
But after she discovered a bag of hers had gone astray, Campbell became upset and demanded to know where her bag was. Meanwhile the captain began to go through her options with her.
Miss Parrish said: 'To say that this process was difficult would be something of an understatement. Miss Campbell made no attempt to listen to him and talked over him, stating: "I don't want to hear".'
The court heard Campbell continued to shout at Capt Sutherland, saying: 'I can't believe you have lost my f***ing bag. Bring me my f***ing bags now.'
Miss Parrish said: 'She instructed him to personally get off the aircraft and get her bag and show it to her.
'The captain explained this wasn't going to happen. He repeatedly tried to take control of the situation and asked if he could get a word in.'
The magistrates were told that when Capt Sutherland tried to explain her options, Campbell snapped: 'How dare you tell me what my options are? You are not leaving until you find my f***ing bags.'
As the captain walked away Campbell shouted after him: 'You are a racist, you wouldn't be doing this if I was white.'
The court was told a cabin services director and a BA special operative trained to deal with difficult situations were called to the aircraft but had little success.
Miss Parrish said: 'Miss Campbell was clearly upset and explained to them the reason why this was so awful for her was that she was contracted to wear a particular Yves Saint Laurent outfit on a U.S. chat show and it was in the bag that hadn't been loaded.'
She told the court that Campbell again began to shout and swear and was told that her language was unacceptable and there were families and children on board.
Campbell continued shouting and swearing before the decision was taken that she would have to be removed from the flight.
When asked for the final time to leave of her own accord, Campbell replied: 'F*** off, I have paid £5,000 for this. I have a right to be on this plane.'
The court heard that police were called and three officers arrived.
The officers made no attempt to touch her but Campbell seemed to 'completely lose control', screaming 'You can't f***ing touch me' and shouting down her phone to 'make sure the press know'.
'She said: "You can't arrest me, my cousin is in Scotland Yard."
'When PC John Eastick moved towards her, she went berserk, striking PC Eastick on the arm with her mobile phone.'
Campbell continued to struggle violently and she was described as throwing her right leg back and thrusting forward, striking another male officer, PC Campling, on the thigh.
Miss Parrish added: 'At the time she was wearing formidable platform boots with stiletto-style heels.'
Naomi Campbell leaving the police station at London's Heathrow airport following her April arrest
The court also heard how Campbell kicked PC Eastick and PC Charles Campling both in the groin area with her heeled shoes.
'Then she spat and hit PC Eastick on his arm,' said Ms Parrish.
As the continued to kick out indiscriminately, she caught PC Eastick on the right shin and left thigh before slumping down in her seat.
The court heard she continued to shout and swear and then pulled her head back and threw it forward, spitting at PC Eastick.
As they tried to remove the model from the aircraft she continued to be abusive and became increasingly violent, shouting at the officers: 'Don't touch me.'
Campbell then shouted at the officers: 'It is because I am a black woman, you are all racists. I am going to sue you. I am going to f*** you,' and continued to kick out as they tried to remove her.
After a severe struggle in which Campbell wedged herself in a flight seat, PC Eastick and PC Campling got her off the plane.
Then Campbell was taken to a police cell at Heathrow, and WPc Eastick told her she could have her bags back.
'But Ms Campbell called him a c*** and said 'I am going to sue you, like a motherf*****,' said Ms Parrish.
Campbell's lawyer Simon Nicholls said the whole incident flowed from the difficulties with baggage at Terminal 5 and if her bag hadn't gone missing she would have got on the flight, gone to sleep and arrived in LA.
The Police Federation criticised the leniency of Miss Campbell's sentence, saying she should have at least served time in jail.
Paul McKeever Chairman of the Police Federation said: 'The courts should come down hard on those who attack police officers who are simply doing their job, and should impose a custodial sentence.
'Our job is hard enough and lenient sentences will be seen by some as a green light to attack officers without any fear of the law or justice being served. We trust that she won’t use the community sentence imposed as just another opportunity to gain publicity.'
Campbell has a long-standing reputation for getting into fiery rows, and a history of run-ins with the law.
Assault: Naomi leaving the Department of Sanitation Manhattan, in New York last year on her final day of community service
Last year, the model was sentenced to five days community service and ordered to attend two days of an anger management course after admitting a charge of reckless assault against her maid.
Campbell spent five days in March 2007 mopping floors, sweeping and scrubbing toilets in the city's sanitation department as punishment.
But in true supermodel style, she ended the week by sashaying out of the facility, at Pier 36 in Manhattan, in a sequin-encrusted floor-length silver evening gown and matching stilettos.
The model had been arrested a year previously after hurling the phone - reportedly a jewel-encrusted BlackBerry - which smacked her housekeeper on the head, leaving her needing four stitches.
She pleaded guilty to a misdemeanour charge of reckless assault for the attack.
Most of the Streatham-born star's legal woes have involved employees.
In 2000, she pleaded guilty to attacking her personal assistant Georgina Galanis, who told a Canadian court the model hit her with a phone and threatened to throw her out of a moving car in Toronto two years earlier.
A 'remorseful' Campbell was given an absolute discharge, paid an undisclosed sum to her former employee and agreed to attend anger management classes.
The same year another PA, Vanessa Frisbee, also claimed she had been attacked during an argument.
Campbell denied it and sued for breach of contract.
In 2003, personal assistant Simone Craig sued the supermodel, accusing her of holding her hostage in a hotel and throwing a phone at her.
Campbell's lawyer said she 'categorically denied' the allegations.
In August 2004, police in New York recorded an allegation by Campbell's housekeeper Millicent Burton that she had been punched and scratched during an argument over packing a suitcase.
Campbell also made a complaint of harassment against her 44-year-old employee, and no further action was taken.
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