ALLEGEDLY*
THE MORGUECASE CLOSEDAugust 14, 2026
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Naomi Campbell's phone-throwing assault case

In 2007, this original '90s supermodel spent five days mopping floors at a New York sanitation garage — court-ordered payback for throwing a cell phone at her housekeeper.

The full story

Naomi Campbell pleaded guilty in 2007 to reckless assault for throwing a phone at her housekeeper and served five days of community service with New York's Department of Sanitation — famously departing the final day in an evening gown.

The clues we handed out

— She pleaded guilty to reckless assault; it was not her first thrown-phone allegation.

— She arrived for her final day of garbage duty in a floor-length silver gown.

— She was one of the original 'Big Five' supermodels.

— Decades on, she walked her 50th-anniversary Vogue era as fashion's great survivor.

— Initials: N.C.

How this case played

ALLEGEDLY* edition No. 20. Three strikes to name Naomi Campbell, with a free clue unlocked after every miss.

Where this comes from

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