we know, that’s like saying the sun flared up -- when an ABC reporter surprised her with a question about a so-called "blood diamond" reportedly given to her by former Liberian despot Charles Taylor.
ABC corralled the supermodel ostensibly to talk about Haitian relief, then popped a question about the diamond Taylor reportedly gave her in 1997. Taylor is now faceing a war tribunal at the Hague, where prosecutors have claimed he used uncut diamonds to fuel a campaign of terror in Sierra Leone between 1997 and 2001.
ABC corralled the supermodel ostensibly to talk about Haitian relief, then popped a question about the diamond Taylor reportedly gave her in 1997. Taylor is now faceing a war tribunal at the Hague, where prosecutors have claimed he used uncut diamonds to fuel a campaign of terror in Sierra Leone between 1997 and 2001.
Prosecutors have asked for Campbell’s assistance in the case — after hearing about Campbell’s diamond from, of all people, Mia Farrow — but she has refused to help. According to Farrow, she and Campbell were visiting South African president Nelson Mandela at his home, when two of Taylor's men knocked on her door in the middle of the night and presented her with the "huge" uncut diamond.Naomi Campbell Photo Public Images:
Campbell frostily but not unpolitely denied receiving the diamond: "I didn't receive a diamond and I'm not going to speak about that." But when the reporter pressed her, she looked to someone off camera, presumably her press agent, who then ended the interview. Then Campbell punched the camera in a producer’s hand while walking out.
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