Supermodel Naomi Campbell faces seven years in jail after being charged with assault in a New York Court.

Supermodel Naomi Campbell faces seven years in jail after being charged with assault in a New York Court - but she insists she is being "extorted."

Naomi Campbell denied hurling a mobile phone at her assistant on Thursday, insisting the charges were "falsely" brought against her as revenge for sacking the employee earlier on Thursday.

"I am fine. The police have been really nice. It won't be the first time I have been extorted," Naomi Campbell says.

The incident occurred at 8:00am on Thursday, when the 41-year-old aide was allegedly fired and then struck on the head with an object after Campbell accused her of stealing a pair of jeans.

The alleged victim received four stitches to the back of her head.

Naomi Campbell was arrested at her home and taken to the Midtown North Precinct in New York City, according to entertainment website Tmz.com.

The judge at Manhattan Criminal Court posted bail of $3,500 and demanded Naomi Campbell appear in court again in June on the single charge of felony assault.

Naomi Campbell has been accused of throwing phones at her assistants twice: in 2000, the model pleaded guilty to hitting former assistant Georgina Galanis with a telephone and was ordered to take anger management classes.

Another former personal assistant, Simone Craig, claimed Naomi Campbell threw a mobile phone at her in 2001.

SOURCE: imdb.com