Naomi Campbell was convicted of assault by a Sicilian court Friday for scratching a paparazzo's eye in August 2009.
The model was given a six months suspended prison sentence, according to Britain's Telegraph, which her lawyer has vowed to appeal.
"We are appealing the ruling surrounding the 2009 incident," attorney Guido Carlo Alleva said in a statement obtained by E! News. "Due to the ongoing legal process, we cannot discuss the matter further at this time. Read More...
The ObserverHistory booksReviewMalise Ruthven admires two books that ask how modern conflicts have come to be clothed in the language of medieval holy warsThe historian Marc Bloch, who died a martyr's death when shot by the Nazis, observed that "once an emotional chord has been struck, the limit between past and present is no longer regulated by a mathematically measurable chronology". Although we are approaching the millennium of the First Crusade launched by Pope Urban II in 1095, the spirit of this archetypal conflict between a militant Catholicism and its rival faiths in Iberia, Southern France, the Eastern Mediterranean and the Baltic lives on. Read More...
Our favorite bad girl (with a big heart) is back in Hope Valley!
Much to Bill’s chagrin, accountant-turned-fugitive AJ Foster showed up unexpectedly last week, but proved to be a helpful asset in vetting possible investors for the failing bank. And more, AJ really saved the day this week after Bill was attacked by a venomous snake. Not only did she suck the poison right out of his hand, she successfully wrangled a medical professional to get him back to health. Read More...