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Naomi Campbell Rips 'Racist' Chocolate Ad

Mary Papenfuss — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 04:17:07 CDT

Tranquility-challenged super model Naomi Campbell is furious and threatening to sue a chocolate company that's using her name in what she blasts as a "racist" ad. "Move over, Naomi, there's a new diva in town," say the British Cadbury ads touting the company's Dairy Milk Bliss bar. "I'm the world's...

On Cannes Runway, Stars Walk, Model Falls

Sarah Whitmire — Tue, 17 May 2011 11:17:44 CDT

Fashion rolled out the red carpet for charity in Cannes yesterday, with a benefit runway show that saw A-listers including Naomi Campbell, Jane Fonda, Rosario Dawson, and tennis man Novak Djokovic strut their stuff for a good cause. Campbell's Fashion for Relief charity organized the show, which raised money for...

Berlusconi Sought Naomi's Number

Polly Davis Doig — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 08:57:59 CST

As if things weren't bad enough for Silvio Berlusconi, now he's got the wife of a former world leader gossiping about him: Sarah Brown, missus to former British PM Gordon Brown, has a new book out in which she recounts the randy Italian chasing around after model Naomi Campbell's phone...

Putin: Here's How I Stay This Buff

Polly Davis Doig — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 14:00:05 CST

Hard-hitting, ahem, political interviewer Naomi Campbell sits down with Vladimir Putin for her latest GQ piece, and asks the really, really difficult questions. Like, just how does old Pooty-Poot manage to stay so fit? "I go to the gym, I swim daily and from time to time I meet with...

10 Celebs Who OD'd and Lived

Kate Schwartz — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 14:31:59 CDT

DJ AM, Janis Joplin, Heath Ledger, Judy Garland: The list of stars lost to drug overdoses is a long one . Happily, there's also a roster of celebrities who OD'd and lived. As a follow-up to Fantasia's aspirin/sleeping pill incident , The Frisky runs down 10 celebs who did just that. Eminem:...

Campbell May Face Charges Over Blood Diamonds

Jane Yager — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 05:57:52 CDT

After testimony from Mia Farrow and a former agent showed Naomi Campbell did knowingly receive blood diamonds from Liberian strongman Charles Taylor, the model could face criminal charges in South Africa, where she was given the diamonds. Possession of an uncut diamond is a criminal offense in South Africa, punishable...

Witness: Naomi Flirted With Blood Diamond Strongman

Rob Quinn — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 04:17:21 CDT

Naomi Campbell's former agent has testified that the model was fully aware that diamonds she was given in South Africa were a gift from Liberian strongman Charles Taylor. Campbell was flirting with Taylor at a dinner hosted by Nelson Mandela and Taylor was flirting back, Carole White told Taylor's war...

Mia Farrow: Naomi Lied About Blood Diamonds

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 05:46:54 CDT

Actress Mia Farrow testified at Charles Taylor's war crimes trial today that Naomi Campbell told her she had been sent a "huge diamond" by the former Liberian ruler, contradicting Campbell's testimony from last week. Farrow said that the morning after a party hosted by Nelson Mandela in 1997, Campbell told...

Naomi's Blood Diamonds Handed Over to Cops

John Johnson — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 11:47:00 CDT

For those following the trail of Naomi Campbell's so-called blood diamonds: mystery solved. She testified yesterday at the war crimes trial of Liberia's Charles Taylor that she received three such uncut diamonds, almost certainly from Taylor, in 1997. Today, the Guardian reports that Campbell then handed them over to an...