Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Bad News for Naomi Campbell


and it's not just those ghastly photos of her thinning hair that are floating around the Internet.

The war crimes court has decided to allow Naomi Campbell to be called to testify about receiving the "blood diamond" she was allegedly given by Liberian ex-president Charles Taylor.

Naomi had been fighting tooth and nail against being called to testify saying she feared for the safety of her family.

Actress Mia Farrow will also be called to testify, as it was her revelation that Naomi was given the rough diamond by Taylor after a dinner hosted by former South African president Nelson Mandela in September 1997.

The prosecution alleges the rough diamond was among those Taylor had obtained from Sierra Leone rebels and took to South Africa "to sell ... or exchange them from weapons".

Taylor, 62, has been on trial in The Hague since January 2008 on 11 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity stemming from the 1991-2001 civil war in neighboring Sierra Leone.