No one was as sympathetic as Lost in Showbiz to hear that Naomi Campbell had fallen off one of her wagons last week. The incident, you'll recall, saw the strong-willed supermodel removed from a flight to New York, after some Terminal 5 bag cock-up caused a relapse in her ongoing battle against being an unpleasant piece of work. (Remember, kids: "anger management issues" is a real disease - with doctors and medicine everything!)
But further details to emerge in the fallout make things harder to stomach. A female police officer now seems to be alleging that, during the ejection process, Naomi called her a "f***ing white honkey". As stated, this remains just an allegation. But if Naomi is indeed proved to have resorted to tautology, then Lost in Showbiz will struggle to maintain its compassion levels. Madam can brain as many maids as she likes, but blatant offences against Fowler's Modern English Usage must be the place we ALL draw the line.
