Naomi Campbell’s former agent, Carole White, has denied claims that the evidence she gave to the war crimes tribunal was fabricated in an attempt to further her own lawsuit against Campbell.
White told the court she was present when Campbell told Jeremy Ractcliffe, head of Nelson Mandela’s Children’s Trust, that the diamonds she was donating to the charity were a gift from Charles Taylor.
Taylor’s lawyer, Courtenay Griffiths, accused White of lying to assist another case in which the former agent is suing Campbell for breach of contract.
“I suggest that your account is a complete pack of lies, and you’ve made it up in order to assist in your lawsuit against Ms. Campbell,” Griffiths said Tuesday. “Put bluntly, for you this is all about money.”
White responded by telling the court, “It’s totally the truth. It has nothing to do with my business argument with Naomi Campbell,” White said. “This is not about money.”
On Monday, actress Mia Farrow told the court that Campbell had bragged about receiving diamonds from Charles Taylor at the 1997 party, contradicting Campbell’s testimony, in which she stated she had no idea who the gift was from.
