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Naomi Campbell punches camera after reporter askes her about 'blood diamond'
Naomi Campbell’s temper flared up -- 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.
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 Punches Camera During Interview About Former African Dictator
"I didn't receive a blood diamond and I'm not going to speak about that," Campbell angrily answered before leaving.
Actress Mia Farrow — who visited the home of South African president Nelson Mandela at the same time as Campbell and Taylor, the former president of Liberia — told prosecutors she heard Campbell describe receiving a "huge diamond" from Taylor in the middle of the night.
Naomi Campbell's Roll of Shame: Read all about the supermodel's temper tantrums
Outraged Naomi Campbell has added to her long list of temper tantrums by punching a camera and storming out of an interview after she was asked if she had received a “blood diamond”.
It’s not the first time the fiery super model has courted controversy. She has been accused of a string of outbursts in the past, here are her Top Ten 'hits'.
February 2000: Pleads guilty to a 1998 assault on Georgina Galanis, her then assistant. Campbell had assaulted Galanis with a telephone in a hotel room and threatened to throw her out of a moving car.
Naomi Campbell KO's ABC News camera
Model Naomi Campbell showcased her notorious temper when she abruptly ended her interview with ABC News and took a swipe at their camera after she was asked about an illegal “blood diamond” she allegedly received from accused war criminal Charles Taylor, former president of Liberia. In an unusual story, Campbell finds herself linked to Taylor’s international tribunal, currently taking place at The Hague, because actress Mia Farrow — yes, Mia Farrow — insists that Campbell bragged about the gemstone after they met Taylor on their joint trip to South Africa in 1997. ABC News reports that prosecutors for the UN-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone say Campbell has not cooperated with them in the Taylor case. For her part, Campbell denied ever receiving a diamond before shutting down the interview with ABC.
To be fair to Campbell, she sat with the ABC News reporter to discuss her charity efforts for Haitian relief, so the “blood diamond” questions were sure to be ill received. She was even half polite in disengaging from the interview, but her subsequent departing blow to the camera will surely add to her long list of infamous anger management episodes, even if it does make for fascinating TV viewing.
Naomi Campbell’s temper flared up -- 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.
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 Punches Camera During Interview About Former African Dictator
"I didn't receive a blood diamond and I'm not going to speak about that," Campbell angrily answered before leaving.
Actress Mia Farrow — who visited the home of South African president Nelson Mandela at the same time as Campbell and Taylor, the former president of Liberia — told prosecutors she heard Campbell describe receiving a "huge diamond" from Taylor in the middle of the night.
Naomi Campbell's Roll of Shame: Read all about the supermodel's temper tantrums
Outraged Naomi Campbell has added to her long list of temper tantrums by punching a camera and storming out of an interview after she was asked if she had received a “blood diamond”.
It’s not the first time the fiery super model has courted controversy. She has been accused of a string of outbursts in the past, here are her Top Ten 'hits'.
February 2000: Pleads guilty to a 1998 assault on Georgina Galanis, her then assistant. Campbell had assaulted Galanis with a telephone in a hotel room and threatened to throw her out of a moving car.
Naomi Campbell KO's ABC News camera
Model Naomi Campbell showcased her notorious temper when she abruptly ended her interview with ABC News and took a swipe at their camera after she was asked about an illegal “blood diamond” she allegedly received from accused war criminal Charles Taylor, former president of Liberia. In an unusual story, Campbell finds herself linked to Taylor’s international tribunal, currently taking place at The Hague, because actress Mia Farrow — yes, Mia Farrow — insists that Campbell bragged about the gemstone after they met Taylor on their joint trip to South Africa in 1997. ABC News reports that prosecutors for the UN-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone say Campbell has not cooperated with them in the Taylor case. For her part, Campbell denied ever receiving a diamond before shutting down the interview with ABC.
To be fair to Campbell, she sat with the ABC News reporter to discuss her charity efforts for Haitian relief, so the “blood diamond” questions were sure to be ill received. She was even half polite in disengaging from the interview, but her subsequent departing blow to the camera will surely add to her long list of infamous anger management episodes, even if it does make for fascinating TV viewing.
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