Naomi Campbell welcomes peaceful end to driver row
(Agencies)
2010-03-05 09:14
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British supermodel Naomi Campbell, pictured in 2009, on Thursday declared an end to her war with a limousine driver who had accused her of beating him over the head. [Agencies] |
NEW YORK – British supermodel Naomi Campbell on Thursday declared an end to her war with a limousine driver who had accused her of beating him over the head.
The hot-tempered catwalk diva said she wanted "to put the last few days behind me and move on."
On Tuesday New York police sought the model over an allegation that she hit her driver in the back of the head while he was driving, causing his face to slam against the steering wheel of the Cadillac Escalade.
However, police did not file charges and Campbell said the matter was closed.
"I try to treat everyone with respect and I am pleased the driver has apologized," Campbell said in a statement. "I would like to put the last few days behind me and move on."
Campbell has a record of violent tantrums.
In 2008, she pleaded guilty to assaulting police officers in London's Heathrow Airport. She also pleaded guilty to throwing her cell phone at a maid in New York.
On Tuesday, according to police, the driver said Campbell hit him, then left the scene on foot after he stopped the vehicle and went to talk to a traffic police officer.
Police said the driver suffered a minor injury under his eye.
Campbell said: "I have worked very hard on correcting my previous wrongdoings and I will not be held hostage to my past."