There’s about 200 more people that now hate British model Naomi Campbell.
Apparently the diva got some very special treatment earlier this week at New York Kennedy Airport.
Around 200 people waiting in a U.S. Customs line early Tuesday morning started to boo at Campbell as she was escorted to a passport-screening officer ahead of everyone else waiting.
One inside source says, “An older lady was about to have her passport checked, but she was told to wait so Naomi could go first. It pissed off a lot of people.”
We’d be bothered too. Campbell isn’t special enough to cut ahead of all those people.
She’s no Zac Efron!
As for Naomi’s well-paid lawyer, he says “She was not treated any differently than any other high-profile individual. American Airlines offered to escort her. She did not ask for it. It’s done for security reasons, so high-profile passengers aren’t besieged by people.”
Is that really American Airlines policy? And just who decided that Campbell was that important to not have to wait in line like everyone else?
Tim Smith, an American Airlines spokesman, declined to say how the airline decides who is a celebrity and who gets special treatment.
But Janet Rapaport, a U.S. Customs spokeswoman, said that only foreign dignitaries or sick people are usually allowed to cut. She did add though that the agency has launched a “Global Entry” program to speed through “passengers who pass certain requirements.”
Campbell’s lawyer has said, “She’s not a prima donna. She’s a good passenger.”
Haha, riiiiight.
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