Model Naomi Campbell was arrested

Attack of the cell phone
Model Naomi Campbell was arrested Thursday morning after allegedly striking her assistant with a cell phone, New York police said.
"We believe this is a case of retaliation, because Naomi had fired her housekeeper earlier this morning," said a written statement from a spokeswoman for the model, who has appeared on the covers of Vogue and countless other fashion magazines. "We are confident the courts will see it the same way."

Charges were pending, a police spokeswoman said, according to Reuters.

Campbell was being fingerprinted and photographed at a police station and later would be taken to court for arraignment, the spokeswoman added.