Naomi Campbell to Testify at War-Crimes Trial

Blood Diamonds

Updated Apr. 24, 2017 6:36PM EDT / Published Jul. 09, 2010 12:52PM EDT

Everyone hide your cell phones: Supermodel Naomi Campbell has agreed to testify at the war-crimes trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor at The Hague. "Naomi Campbell has confirmed she will attend the Charles Taylor trial at The Hague as per the court's request,” her spokeswoman said. Campbell is wanted on the stand to discuss a blood diamond Taylor gave her at a dinner hosted by Nelson Mandela in 1997. Taylor is on trial for the role he played in Sierra Leone’s civil war, in which e allegedly armed rebels in exchange for illegal diamonds.

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Naomi Campbell to Testify at War-Crimes Trial