Police Reportedly Question Campbell

British model Naomi Campbell speaks during a news conference in this Saturday, May 20, 2006 file photo, in Vienna. Sky News reported that Campbell was arrested in London on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2006 after a woman alleged she had been assaulted by the supermodel. The British broadcaster reported that Campbell was being questioned by detectives at a central London police station after the assault allegation, but gave no further details. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak, FILE) (Ronald Zak - AP)

LONDON -- British media reported Wednesday that Naomi Campbell was detained and questioned by police in London after a woman alleged the supermodel assaulted her.

The Press Association news service quoted police as saying that Campbell was taken to a central London station Wednesday for questioning after the assault allegation. Broadcaster Sky News carried a similar report. The Press Association said that Campbell was released later on bail.

A police spokesman refused to confirm the report, telling The Associated Press only that a 36-year-old woman had been detained Wednesday afternoon after an allegation of assault. The force has a policy of not naming people detained unless they have been charged with a crime, the spokesman said on condition of anonymity, in line with department policy.

The Press Association quoted a spokesman for the 36-year-old Campbell as saying he believed the incident was a misunderstanding that would be quickly resolved. The agency did not further identify the spokesman.

A New York-based defense attorney for the model, David Breitbart, said he had not spoken with Campbell and couldn't confirm the story. Campbell's representatives in London did not answer the telephone Wednesday night.

Campbell has faced legal problems before. The London-born model appeared in a New York court earlier this year to face allegations that she threw a phone at a maid. She also faced an allegation in 2003 and again in 2004 of assaulting people who worked for her.