Naomi Campbell May Be Forced to Talk About That Blood Diamond, After All ...In Court!

Last month when an ABC News reporter asked Naomi Campbell about the "large" blood diamond Liberia's former president Charles Taylor gave her in 1997 while at a dinner at Nelson Mandela's home, she stormed out of the interview, saying she never received such a gift and didn't want to talk about it.

Now, prosecutors are planning to subpoena Naomi, reports the Telegraph.

Court papers filed by prosecutors said: "Ms Campbell's testimony is necessary as there is evidence that Ms Campbell was given rough diamonds by the accused in September 1997. Ms Campbell's anticipated evidence concerns a central issue in the case, the accused's possession of rough diamonds. Ms Campbell, as the actual recipient of the accused's gift of diamonds, is clearly in a position to provide material evidence about this event. Her anticipated evidence supports the prosecution allegations that the accused used rough diamonds for personal enrichment and arms purchases for Sierra Leone." Prosecutors said the supermodel had stated she did not want to be involved in the case so "judicial intervention in the form of a subpoena is necessary."

Here's the backstory: The diamond Naomi received is said to be among the blood diamonds Charles obtained from rebels in Sierra Leone and took to South Africa to sell for weapons. It's alleged to have come from mines in Sierra Leone which were seized in a campaign of terror. Charles is currently on trial for war crimes and crimes against humanity and he's accused of of having fuelled war in Sierra Leone by arming the rebel Revolutionary United Front in exchange for blood diamonds. But wait, there's more! Actress Mia Farrow, who was also attending the dinner where Naomi received the diamond, said the supermodel bragged about received the gift. "She said that during the night some men had knocked at her door, and it was representatives of President Charles Taylor, and that they had given her a huge diamond. And we're like, 'oh, my gosh.' All I thought was, gosh, what an amazing life Naomi Campbell has," Mia said.




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