In response to media inquiries about her arrest, Naomi Campbell issued the following statement: "The allegation that I hit or in any way injured my former housekeeper is completely untrue. From the time she began working for me about two-and-one-half months ago, I began questioning her about items I found missing. This morning, when I finally fired her for that and her erratic behavior, she screamed, 'This is going to cost you a lot of money.'"

"After some more yelling and screaming on her part, she left the house. The next thing I knew, I got a call from the police. I have no idea how she was injured. She is sadly mistaken if she thinks she can extract money from me by concocting lies by recycling old stories. I have asked my lawyer to look into filing both theft and extortion charges against her.

"One more thing: Although there was no truth to the allegations, thepolice were just doing their job. The members of the N.Y. Police Department were both courteous and professional."