PHOTOGRAPHERS desperately scrambled for photographs of supermodel Naomi Campbell as she was led into court in Uxbridge.

The 38-year-old was escorted by police past the media scrum this morning, as she arrived for her first appearance in Uxbridge Magistrates.

She has been charged with assaulting a police officer, being threatening and abusive, and disorderly behaviour likely to cause harm or distress after she was removed from a plane at Heathrow Airport on April 3.

The alleged incident happened on board a British Airways flight which was due to leave for Los Angeles.