Naomi faces fresh assault claims

Naomi Campbell, accused of hitting several employees, is facing fresh allegations today from a former maid who says the supermodel attacked her and called her a dumb Romanian.

Gaby Gibson’s lawyer says a second lawsuit against Campbell, on the eve of the model’s Manhattan Criminal Court appearance today, on charges of hitting another employee, adds additional claims and defendants.

Campbell’s lawyer said the first suit was thrown out.

The suit calls Campbell, 36, a “violent super-bigot” who disparaged the maid by saying: “You are not in the Third World any more, stupid,” and: “Romanians are not usually as dumb as you.”

Gibson, who worked for Campbell from late last year to early this year, says the model hit her on January 17, called her names and threatened to charge her with theft after being unable to find a pair of Stella McCartney jeans.

As the maid was bent over searching the closet, “Campbell either kicked or punched the back of Gibson’s head … while yelling discriminatory comments”, the suit says.

The new defendants in Gibson’s suit include four companies owned by Campbell and her former publicist, Amanda Silverman.

The publicist “disseminated false and defamatory statements against Gibson”, harming her reputation, the suit says. The suit seeks unspecified damages.

Campbell’s lawyer, David Breitbart, denied Gibson’s claims. He also said he believed Campbell’s employees were obliged by contract to take complaints against the model to arbitration and keep their interactions confidential.

Silverman said she had no comment.

In June, Gibson accused Campbell of employment discrimination, civil assault and civil battery.

Breitbart said that suit was dismissed because papers were not filed within the legal time limit.

Despite her legal woes, Gibson’s lawyer, Lambros Lambrou, said Campbell had remained unfazed. He said she had been seen wearing a tee-shirt saying “Naomi hit me” on the front and “I love it” on the back.

Campbell’s court date today on an assault charge stems from a similar accusation that she was unable to find a pair of jeans and allegedly blamed the maid.

In that incident, Campbell was accused of striking Ana Scolavino with a mobile phone in the model’s Manhattan apartment after saying she stole the missing jeans. Scolavino was treated for a head injury.

Breitbart has said a plea deal was possible in that case, but he did not say what the deal entailed.

Campbell faces up to seven years in prison and deportation if convicted after a trial on that charge.