Naomi Campbell in Blood Diamond Case

Supermodel Naomi Campbell may be called to testify as a witness in the U.N. case against Charles Taylor, the exiled former president of Liberia, FOXNews.com reported on May 21. Prosecutors in the case filed a motion for her testimony, as they want to hear about the uncut “blood diamonds” Taylor gave her in 1997 at a dinner party at Nelson Mandela’s home.

Taylor is currently on trail for the war crimes committed during the Sierra Leone conflict in the 1990s. He denies the allegations that he gave arms and ammunition to rebels during the civil war in exchange for diamonds.

Prosecutors believe they may get a subpoena against Campbell because actress Mia Farrow took pictures of her with Taylor at the dinner. Farrow also said that Campbell told her about the diamonds the following morning. Carole White, Campbell’s former agent, corroborated Farrow’s story, saying she heard Taylor tell the model he would giver her the diamonds.

Campbell had declined to comment on the case on numerous occasions, including during an appearance on ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show.’ She has said she doesn’t want to put herself or her family in danger.

Written by: Karen Benardello

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