Did Naomi get a 'blood diamond' from a warlord after a celebrity-studded dinner?BIG QUESTION?
War crimes prosecutors claim that Charles Taylor, former president of Liberia, gave a "blood diamond" to supermodel Naomi Campbell.
Taylor is on trial in an international court in the Netherlands on charges that he used murder, rape, amputation and child soldiers to support the rebels in neighboring Sierra Leone, and that he traded weapons to the rebels in return for diamonds. A "blood diamond" usually refers to a gem mined in an African war zone and sold to pay for weapons or armed rebellion.
During cross-examination of Taylor Thursday morning, lead prosecutor Brenda Hollis alleged that Taylor had given such a diamond to Campbell after a dinner in South Africa in 1997 attended by South African president Nelson Mandela, Campbell, musician Quincy Jones, and actress Mia Farrow.
The prosecution said that the diamond was among gems given to Taylor prior to the trip so that he could purchase arms for the Sierra Leone rebels from South African armament manufacturers.
Welcome back readers....Humm..I am just wondering why this pretty model, will be involved in this blood diamond story...May God help her, I hope this won't put a dent in her career.
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