Naomi Campbell's Rep Explains Heathrow Arrest

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- A rep for Naomi Campbell is defending the supermodel, in the wake of her arrest at London's Heathrow Airport earlier today.

"Naomi was flying to Los Angeles for a memorial service on Thursday, April 3. She arrived at Heathrow Terminal 5 in plenty of time, checked her two bags in and was told they would make the flight," Naomi's rep, Jeff Raymond, said in a statement to Access Hollywood.

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"Once on the plane, she was told one bag could not be found and was missing. [British Airways] decided to resolve this by insisting she leave the flight and then called the police to forcibly eject her from the flight," Raymond's statement continued. "She was taken to the Heathrow Police Station and released on police bail."

Campbell was arrested at Heathrow airport sometime after 4:30 PM local time, on Thursday.

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Britain's Sky News claimed a source told them that Campbell was held for a time on suspicion of assaulting a police officer.

Passengers claimed the 37-year-old supermodel was aggressive, rude and abusive to flight staff during the incident, the UK's Press Association reported.

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Campbell was cuffed while on the plane, witnesses said.

The supermodel is not the only passenger to have been caught up in a baggage crisis at Heathrow.

As previously reported on AccessHollywood.com, over 20,000 bags have gone missing from Heathrow's Terminal 5, a terminal served exclusively by British Airways.

"So far as we are aware [British Airways] have still failed to offer any explanation as to why her bag went missing at Terminal 5," Campbell's rep added.