According to The Sydney Morning Herald, the model, known for her rather hot temper, was later released on bail after being removed from a British Airways flight at London Heathrow.
The paper said the 37-year old, who has a history of abusing assistants and staff, was arrested at the terminal for an assault on a police officer. She was then handcuffed on board a plane and removed her from the flight, the paper said.
This is the latest incident of abuse after the model was ordered to spend a week mopping floors at a New York City warehouse for hitting her maid with a mobile phone.
The model was also charged for beating an assistant while making a film in Canada in 1998. She pleaded guilty in Toronto in 2000 and, under an agreement with prosecutors, was released without punishment or a criminal record.
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