Naomi Campbell avoids jail for "air rage"
LONDON (Reuters) - Naomi Campbell was sentenced to 200 hours of unpaid community work on Friday after the supermodel pleaded guilty to assaulting two police officers during an expletive-filled "air rage" incident in April.
The 38-year-old had faced up to six months in prison and a fine of 5,000 pounds for the assaults, but Uxbridge Magistrates' Court in west London instead imposed a community service sentence under a 12-month order.
Wearing a dark suit and sunglasses, Campbell was escorted by her minders through a large scrum of reporters and photographers waiting outside the court building.
The court heard how she swore and screamed abuse at the captain of the Los Angeles-bound British Airways flight when she learned one of her bags had gone missing.
In April, the airline was beset by problems with check-in and baggage handling systems at the newly opened 4.3 billion pound Terminal 5. Hundreds of flights were cancelled and tens of thousands of suitcases went missing.
Prosecutors said Campbell ordered the captain to find her missing luggage and became violent when police tried to escort her off the aircraft. The model pleaded guilty to assaulting two police officers and to a public order offence.
In addition to the community service, Campbell was ordered to pay compensation of 200 pounds to one of the police officers, 150 pounds to the captain and a further 2,300 pounds in fines.
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