Jessica White Arrested Over Assault Allegations

Jessica White was arrested in New York at the weekend (23-24Oct10) over allegations she hit a woman outside a nightclub in a fight over a taxi.
 
The Sports Illustrated beauty, who has dated actor Sean Penn, was detained by police in the early hours of Saturday morning (23Oct10) after she left a Manhattan hot spot to hail a cab.
 
She is said to have become embroiled in a fight with an unnamed 28-year-old woman, allegedly pulling her hair and striking her in the face.
 
White was charged with misdemeanour assault and released, according to New York Post gossip column PageSix.
 
The model's lawyer, Jeffrey Mennen, says, "The police report doesn't sound like Jessica, and she must have been provoked."