Supermodel Naomi Campbell is reported to have been injured during a mugging on the streets of Paris.
The 42-year-old is claimed to have been knocked to the ground and robbed while trying to hail a taxi in the French capital - although the authorities there have apparently denied any knowledge of the attack.
A source told the New York Post: "It was terrifying. Naomi believes the assailant had been watching her, casing her out, and waited for a moment to strike when she was alone. She was attacked in the street as she hailed a cab, and robbed.
"Her leg was injured as she was violently pushed to the ground. She was understandably very upset and shaken up."
She is claimed to have been confined to a wheelchair in the aftermath of the incident.
But a French police spokesperson told the paper that no record of the incident could be found.
The source said: "A high profile celebrity being attacked in Paris would be something everybody remembers.
"If such a serious crime had taken place then a criminal enquiry would have started by now - especially if the victim ended up in a wheelchair."