Posts with tag "naomi campbell"

Naomi Campbell Receives Apology for 'Racist' Cadbury Chocolate Ad

Posted Jun 4th 2011 at 10:44 AM by Christine Fenno

The Cadbury chocolate company has now issued an official apology for an advertisement that named -- and offended -- supermodel Naomi Campbell. The controversial print ad paired Cadbury's Bliss chocolate bar with text that instantly drew fire from Campbell. The London-born fashionista, 41, threatened to sue after the ad appeared in U.K. newspapers last month. "Move over, Naomi, there's a new ...

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Naomi Campbell: 'I'm Not a Perfect Human Being'

Posted Sep 28th 2010 at 02:15 PM by The Editors of StyleList

Top model Naomi Campbell is no role model. So admits the beauty in the new issue of Interview magazine. "Listen, I make many mistakes. Many mistakes. I'm not a perfect human being," says Campbell, who has battled drug addiction, dealt with anger management issues and become a key player in the international war crimes trial of Charles Taylor after allegedly accepting blood diamonds from the ...

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Mia Farrow: Naomi Campbell Lied About Diamonds

Posted Aug 9th 2010 at 08:12 AM by PopEater / Wire Services

Mia Farrow testified Monday that supermodel Naomi Campbell told her she had been sent a "huge diamond" by former Liberian President Charles Taylor, directly contradicting Campbell's evidence last week at Taylor's war crimes trial. The prosecution called the American actress Farrow and Carole White, Campbell's former agent, to testify about a gift of uncut diamonds that Taylor allegedly gave the ...

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Naomi Campbell: Unclear Despot's Gift Was Diamonds

Posted Aug 5th 2010 at 04:09 PM by PopEater / Wire Services

Naomi Campbell told a war crimes tribunal Thursday that she had received some "dirty-looking stones" after a 1997 dinner party with former Liberian ruler Charles Taylor -- but added that she didn't know if the stones were actually diamonds or who sent the gift. The British supermodel had fought for months to avoid testifying and being questioned at Taylor's war crimes trial before the Special ...

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In Appreciation of Naomi Campbell

Posted May 31st 2010 at 02:00 PM by Ben Widdicombe

Naomi Campbell has captivated us for more than 20 years. Since starting out as a teenager, she has morphed from model to celebrity to one-woman soap opera. But what usually gets lost in the latest round of reporting on phone-throwing or (alleged) blood diamonds is that she can legitimately lay claim to being the greatest supermodel in the world. Here's why. When Campbell appeared in the ...

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Naomi Campbell to Be Subpoenaed in War Crimes Case

Posted May 20th 2010 at 05:07 PM by John Mitchell

Supermodel Naomi Campbell may be subpoenaed to testify before the International Criminal Court at The Hague in the ongoing trial of Charles Taylor regarding alleged blood diamonds given to her by the former Liberian leader while the two attended a dinner at the home of then-South African president Nelson Mandela in September of 1997, according the BBC News. Taylor is on trial for war crimes ...

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Will Naomi Campbell Ever Learn a Lesson?

Posted Apr 23rd 2010 at 03:45 PM by Jo Piazza

Why has Naomi Campbell become the bizarro version of a villain from a Lifetime original movie? The serial abusing supermodel continues to lash out at her leisure, most recently at an ABC camera crew that had the balls to ask her about a blood diamond allegedly given to her by Liberian despot Charle Taylor. Will Naomi ever learn her lesson? Probably not, since she continues to get a pass for all ...

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Naomi Campbell Blows Up Interview Over 'Blood Diamond' Question

Posted Apr 22nd 2010 at 07:35 PM by PopEater Staff

Naomi Campbell has a well-documented history of anger issues, but her most recent rage, over allegations that she was the recipient of a blood diamond, has been captured on film by ABC. The supermodel, who was reportedly given a large, uncut diamond by former African despot Charles Taylor, lashed out at a cameraman when her interviewer began a line of questioning regarding the gift. ...

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Naomi Campbell: Haiti or Bust

Posted Mar 8th 2010 at 09:01 PM by PopEater Staff

Watch out! Notoriously angry supermodel Naomi Campbell is headed to Haiti, NY Daily News reports. After grabbing headlines last week when she was accused of assaulting her driver, the fashion icon is planning a trip to the devastated Caribbean nation. "I am not a humanitarian leader, but someone who wishes to improve the world in which we live," she told a Brazilian newspaper reporter. ...

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Vote: Can Naomi Campbell's Anger Issues Be Cured?

Posted Mar 3rd 2010 at 11:59 PM by PopEater Staff

A limo driver recently accused Naomi Campbell of assault -- although police won't file charges against the supermodel. However, Campbell has pleaded guilty to assault on two occasions recently. In 2007, she threw a cell phone at her assistant, and in 2008, she attacked police officers at London's Heathrow Airport. Access Hollywood's AH Nation and PopEater are wondering -- are her anger ...