Naomi Campbell awaits at the Hague Tribunal

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

Not a particularly pleasant gift was presented to Naomi Campbell on the eve of her anniversary by representatives of the International Hague Tribunal. The supermodel is urged to attend the court to testify. Recall that we are talking about the so-called blood diamonds, one of which was allegedly presented to Naomi by the dictator of Liberia Charles Taylor.

As you know, the ex-President of Liberia is currently being tried in The Hague. The former political leader has been charged with a range of crimes, including the atrocities of the insurgents he leads in Sierra Leone, the illegal arms trade and the illegal sale of precious stones. Investigators believe that it was the funds from the smuggling of diamonds that went to support the extremists of Sierra Leone.

Any mention of "blood" diamonds drives Naomi into a rage. So, last month, to a similar question from journalists of the ABC TV channel, she answered with her trademark hook. Campbell smashed the camera and the operator's face and shouted that she had not received any jewelry.

According to the investigation, in 1997, Naomi Campbell received a "huge diamond" from Charles Taylor. It happened during a dinner at the home of former South African President Nelson Mandela. The supermodel herself denies accepting any gifts from the Liberian dictator. However, there is testimony from actress Mia Farrow, who assures that Black Panther personally boasted a luxurious present.

“She said that in the middle of the night there was a knock on her door. And when she half-asleep opened, on the doorstep were representatives of the president, who handed her a huge diamond. We all exclaimed then: "Oh my gosh." It's hard to forget how a friend talks about the gift of a jewel to her in the middle of the night,”Farrow told reporters.