Campbell Caught Up In Diamond Scandal

British supermodel Naomi Campbell has been caught up in the war crimes trial of Liberia’s former president – the disgraced ex-leader has been accused of gifting the catwalk beauty with a ‘blood diamond’.

Former Liberian leader Charles Taylor is currently on trial at The Hague, in the Netherlands, over allegations he backed rebel fighters responsible for widespread atrocities during the war in neighbouring Sierra Leone.

Prosecutors have also alleged Taylor took diamonds mined in the area to South Africa to “sell… or exchange for weapons”. Full Story