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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Patrick Butler Social policy editor

Naomi Campbell taking legal action in attempt to overturn charity trustee ban

Naomi Campbell looks at the camera with a hand raised to her face
The Charity Commission banned Naomi Campbell from running a charity for five years after an inquiry found widespread evidence of financial misconduct. Photograph: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP

Naomi Campbell has launched legal action in an attempt to overturn an order banning her from running a charity, claiming she was the victim of a “systematic fraud” perpetrated by a fellow trustee who set up a fake email account to impersonate her.

The supermodel was disqualified from being a charity trustee for five years in May 2024 after a Charity Commission inquiry found widespread evidence of financial misconduct at Fashion for Relief, the poverty charity she created.

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