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 Naomi Campbell appeared in a Manhattan courtroom Tuesday where prosecutors said a plea bargain was possible in her cell phone assault case. She did not speak during the brief proceeding.

The real action came outside the lower Manhattan courthouse, where some 50 photographers and camera crews waited for a shot of the 36-year-old supermodel after her appearance before Criminal Court Judge Evelyn Laporte.

Campbell, attorney David Breitbart and Campbell’s small retinue were forced to hide inside the courthouse for about five minutes until a car arrived to take them away from the media horde.

When Campbell’s case was called, prosecutor Shanda Strain told the judge that no grand jury action had been taken in the case. The defense then agreed to an adjournment pending a possible plea deal, and Laporte ordered everyone to return to court on September 27.

Campbell, wearing a tight black dress with 4-inch heels, her long hair flowing down the length of her back, was silent in the courtroom. She was arrested March 31 for allegedly throwing a cell phone at one of her employees in a dispute over a missing pair of jeans.

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