Naomi Campbell has apparently taken time out from her busy schedule of (allegedly) bullying her hapless assistants to bully some hapless waiters.
The London Mirror reports the volatile supermodel had a mini-meltdown recently at the swanky London eatery Cipriani after she was -- horrors! -- presented with a bill.
The paper says Naomi was "in good spirits" as she feasted on pricey dishes and downed champagne and wine with boyfriend Usher and a pair of pals.
But then the inconceivable happened -- a sacrificial lamb, er, waiter brought the cantankerous catwalker the nearly $4,000 check.
Bad idea. Seems Campbell expected the meal to be comped because the restaurant is co-owned by her ex-boyfriend, Flavio Briatore.
"When Naomi was handed the bill she looked furious," an insider tells the paper. "People could tell there was a kerfuffle going on. Then she said the service wasn't up to the levels she was used to. In the end, Flavio was called and he told [the] staff to waive the bill."
Campbell's overworked mouthpiece offered his client's side of the story to the Mirror: "There wasn't an argument. When the bill came Naomi said Flavio was taking care of it, as agreed."
No word on whether the waiters received a generous tip (we'll go out on a limb and say probably not), although a music industry source tells the New York Daily News that the leggy looker "is always on her best behavior around [Usher]."
Good idea, as his career just keeps getting hotter and hotter. Variety reports the chart-topping crooner will take on his first dramatic starring role in the moniker-challenged flick, "Dying for Dolly" (another strike against it: The director is Ron Underwood, the guy who helmed the epic disaster that was "Pluto Nash").
Usher will play the loyal soldier of a mafia don whose life gets complicated when he's ordered to protect the boss's hottie daughter. Chazz Palmintieri and Emmanuelle Chriqui co-star.
The trade says Usher may also take the lead in the oh-so-punny "Step in the Name of Love," which is described as an urban "Saturday Night Fever."
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Oh Naomi...seek professional mental help. It's clear she needs one of two things, either a big fat pill before going out in public or a big fat slap in the face from someone bitchier the she.
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Originally posted by tiffany@Dec 5 2004, 12:42 AM well, at least she didn't try to bludgeon him to death with her cell phone
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Mabye she is getting help...could that possibly be considered progress?
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Originally posted by Spike413@Dec 5 2004, 01:08 AM Oh Naomi...seek professional mental help. It's clear she needs one of two things, either a big fat pill before going out in public or a big fat slap in the face from someone bitchier the she.
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But is there anyone bitchier that Naomi?
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does she have to pay for anything?! i mean i can't blame her but i find myself a touch on the jealous side. and flavio -- one would think he would curtail expenses like this with a new baby -- by another supermodel.
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I believe so - baby steps Naomi, baby steps :P
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