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Bethany Minelle

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The Claire Byrne Show
Naomi Campbell gives evidence against a Charity Commission ban

Absolutely.

The Claire Byrne Show
Naomi Campbell gives evidence against a Charity Commission ban

Well, this goes back to her charity Fashion for Relief, which she set up way back in 2005.

The Claire Byrne Show
Naomi Campbell gives evidence against a Charity Commission ban

The aim of that was to unite the glitzy and glamorous fashion industry together to raise money to relieve global poverty.

The Claire Byrne Show
Naomi Campbell gives evidence against a Charity Commission ban

So it's a great aim.

The Claire Byrne Show
Naomi Campbell gives evidence against a Charity Commission ban

And they did actually make millions for charities.

The Claire Byrne Show
Naomi Campbell gives evidence against a Charity Commission ban

However, in 2021, the Charity Commission got involved.

The Claire Byrne Show
Naomi Campbell gives evidence against a Charity Commission ban

They started investigating and they discovered that only around 8.5% of the money raised had actually gone to charity.

The Claire Byrne Show
Naomi Campbell gives evidence against a Charity Commission ban

And therein the problems started.

The Claire Byrne Show
Naomi Campbell gives evidence against a Charity Commission ban

And as you say,

The Claire Byrne Show
Naomi Campbell gives evidence against a Charity Commission ban

Naomi Campbell was one of three of the trustees that was given a ban.

The Claire Byrne Show
Naomi Campbell gives evidence against a Charity Commission ban

Naomi was given a five-year ban.

The Claire Byrne Show
Naomi Campbell gives evidence against a Charity Commission ban

However, she is disagreeing, as any story has two sides.

The Claire Byrne Show
Naomi Campbell gives evidence against a Charity Commission ban

Naomi Campbell says it is not correct that she

The Claire Byrne Show
Naomi Campbell gives evidence against a Charity Commission ban

misused the funds and various kind of accusations at the time and evidence that was pulled forward by the Charity Commission, including thousands of pounds spent on luxury personal expenses that included things like a five star hotel stay in Cannes.

The Claire Byrne Show
Naomi Campbell gives evidence against a Charity Commission ban

Spa treatments while in that hotel, room service, money spent on sending staff out to purchase cigarettes and sort of around Β£6,600 spent on sort of miscellaneous expenses.

The Claire Byrne Show
Naomi Campbell gives evidence against a Charity Commission ban

So the whole thing didn't look very good for Naomi.

The Claire Byrne Show
Naomi Campbell gives evidence against a Charity Commission ban

And clearly the charity commission decided against her and put in that ban, which means that she won't be able to head up or found a charity or run a charity for five years anymore.

The Claire Byrne Show
Naomi Campbell gives evidence against a Charity Commission ban

She is appealing that.

The Claire Byrne Show
Naomi Campbell gives evidence against a Charity Commission ban

And that's what's been happening this week in a charity tribunal in central London.

The Claire Byrne Show
Naomi Campbell gives evidence against a Charity Commission ban

Naomi Campbell has been there.

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