The Charity Commission said it identified multiple instances of misconduct in the running of Fashion for Relief, including use of charity money to pay for her to stay in a five-star hotel.
Naomi Campbell says she was not involved in the day-to-day operations of the charity. File picture: Anne-Christine Poujoulat / AFP.Former supermodel Naomi Campbell on Saturday hit back at a UK watchdog after it banned her from running a charity for five years.
"First of all, I recognise that, as the face of Fashion for Relief, I am ultimately responsible for its conduct," Campbell, 54, said in a statement released late Friday to the PA news agency. Campbell, 54, has now been disqualified from running a charity for five years. Two other trustees also received bans.
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