Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition model Jessica White was arrested early Saturday morning outside Avenue Lounge in New York.
White, 26, was charged with misdemeanor assault for striking another woman in the face and pulling her hair.
According to the complaint, White “pulled the victim’s hair and struck numerous times in the face with her hand, causing abrasions, swelling and substantial pain.”
Witnesses to the catfight say that White walked to 10th Avenue at about 4:50 a.m. to hail a taxi after leaving the club but, while standing on the corner of West 17th Street, she got into a dispute with “a 28-year-old woman.”
White, who’s been dating Sean Penn, is described by fashion-industry insiders as a “firecracker.”
“She was troublesome on shoots,” said one source. “She would chain-smoke on set, snap at the hairdressers and the makeup artists. She changed agencies several times because she’s supposedly difficult to work with.”
White’s lawyer Jeffrey Mennen told Page Six, “The police report doesn’t sound like Jessica, and she must have been provoked.”
Check out Jessica’s SI swimsuit photo shoot video below: