Naomi Campbell To Face More Turbulence Over Airport Racism
June 23rd, 2008 | Posted in Celebrity News, Fashion | Print This Article
Supermodel Naomi Campbell may well have landed herself in hot water after accusing the staff at British Airways of racism.
The catwalk beauty was sentenced to 200 hours of community service and fined $4,500 after pleading guilty to assaulting two police officers at London’s Heathrow Airport.
After her sentencing, the 38-year-old made a statement on TV insisting she reacted to racial abuse.
She told the U.K.’s Sky News, “As for British Airways, I don’t apologize. I just think they’re disgusting. 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 ‘gollywog supermodel’. I don’t think that’s really fair - do you?”
Asked who had used the term, which refers to a black rag doll from children’s literature, she responded, “Someone on the flight, not the passenger.”
However, the crew members involved in the dispute have talked to lawyers and are planning to sue the model for libel in an attempt to clear their names.
A source tells The Daily Telegraph newspaper, “Miss Campbell didn’t name the member of the cabin crew who supposedly used this racist word. But it is a serious slur against a small group of people whose identities are now well known within the airline.
“It seems strange that Miss Campbell should only make this allegation after her case was heard. The crew members have talked to lawyers, but their line managers are apparently less keen. They don’t relish the idea of going to court as it will resurrect the whole issue of the lost luggage that BA would obviously now like to draw a line under.”
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