Person
Naomi Campbell
This much we know for sure: This month, supermodel and one-time anger-management student Naomi Campbell was removed from a British Airways plane and held in custody for eight hours after throwing a fit. Then reports arose saying BA had banned her from all flights. Now, Campbell is saying BA is begging her to return to their friendly skies, but she's having none of it. All we know is we'd take the non-stop chatterbox with the tuna sandwich over her as a seatmate. Heck, even throw in a kid kicking the chair back.
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GermanyNow, if Naomi Campbell has any interest in revamping her image, she should follow Germany's lead and invest in polar bears. Fuzzy-wuzzy cubs have brought the country tons of positive international press of late, starting with the adorable Knut at the Berlin Zoo, then Flocke at the Nuremberg Zoo and now Wilbaer in Stuttgart (pictured at right). And if they can give Germany a cute and cuddly image ...
Thing
Fakes
The big design houses are cracking down on rip-off artists. Last week, Style.com reported that Hermès is going after eBay for €30,000 in damages for the alleged sale of counterfeit goods on the site. And this week Gucci won a trademark copycat lawsuit against a Chinese shoemaker. Yes, it's a hard time to be a fashionista with no respect for the law.