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Naomi Campbell attacked and robbed in the City of Lights

Supermodel Naomi Campbell has been using a wheelchair and crutches for over a month now, but it was only revealed Friday that the cause of her injury was not a botched walk down the runway.

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Naomi Campbell attacked and robbed in the City of Lights

POSTED: Friday, January 4, 2013, 3:13 PM
Naomi's man to the rescue!

Amended, Monday, Jan. 7: Page Six reported that Campbell was hailing a cab during the time of this incident. It turned out she was actually in a limo.

Naomi Campbell has been using a wheelchair and crutches for over a month now, but it was only revealed Friday that the cause of the supermodel's injury was something far worse than a botched walk down the runway.

The New York Post reports that Campbell was violently attacked on a Paris street and robbed last month as she attempted to hail a cab. The 42-year-old fashion icon suffered a torn ligament after her assailants "violently pushed" her to the ground. It is believed that the thugs were after Campbell's jewels.

Since the incident, Campbell's billionaire beau Vladimir Doronin has reportedly increased security personnel around the super. The Post also reports that Doronin flew Naomi into Vail, Colorado on his private jet to be treated by one of the world's top orthopedic surgeons. The same one who treats A-Rod.

French police are currently hunting down the thieves. Until they find the culprits, Naomi has been asked to refrain from speaking publicly about the incident, although the Post did manage to finagle this statement from Campbell: "I am fine.”

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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:42 PM, 01/04/2013
    Wait, a story about someone hitting this woman? Isn't usually the other way around?
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:00 PM, 01/05/2013
    Was she smacked with the assailant's phone?
    TomTheCork
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:26 PM, 01/05/2013
    The frogs are doing it again.
    Faadoogled
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 10:36 PM, 01/06/2013
    "Naomi Campbell attacked and robbed in the City of Lights" If the headline means to refer to an attack and robberty in Paris, France, the reference should be to "The City of Light", not "Lights".
    Hector


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