Naomi Campbell banned from being charity trustee
 

The model Naomi Campbell has been banned from being a charity trustee after a watchdog found charity funds were spent on luxury hotels and spa treatments.

A Charity Commission inquiry found Fashion for Relief was not passing on as much of the money raised as it was supposed to.

Instead it was being spent on cigarettes and security for Campbell and other unauthorised payments to one of her fellow charity trustees.

"I've just found out today about the findings, and I am extremely concerned," Campbell, 54, told AP news agency.

She added she was not the person "in control" of the charity.

She has been banned from charity involvement for five years with two other trustees, Bianka Hellmich and Veronica Chou, being banned for nine years and four years respectively.

Representatives for the British model have been contacted by the BBC.

The inquiry found that unauthorised payments totalling £290,000 for consultancy services had been made to Ms Hellmich, which was in breach of the charity’s constitution.

Whilst Ms Hellmich had proactively proposed repaying these funds, the Commission-appointed interim managers secured repayments to the charity.

A sum of nearly £345,000 was recovered from the charity by investigators and protection for a further £98,000 of charity money has been established.

The funds have been used to make payments to two other charities - Save the Children Fund and the Mayor’s Fund for London - and to cover the cost of Fashion for Relief's liabilities.

The inquiry, which looked at Fashion for Relief's expenses between April 2016 and July 2022, found that just 8.5% of funds raised were spent on grants to charity.

Following the opening of the inquiry, both Save the Children Fund and the Mayor’s Fund for London made complaints to the commission regarding Fashion for Relief.

Fashion for Relief held fundraising events for the two charities, but the inquiry found that it failed to manage its partnership arrangements.

Tim Hopkins, who was part of the investigations team, said in a statement: “Trustees are legally required to make decisions that are in their charity’s best interests and to comply with their legal duties and responsibilities".

He added: "Our inquiry has found that the trustees of this charity failed to do so, which has resulted in our action to disqualify them".

Fashion for Relief was removed from the register of charities on 15 March 2024.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c70zn97q1n8o

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They are all at it, i don't think there is a reputable charity in the UK. This one is particularly dodgy because they were raising money on behalf of other charities and then taking 90% of the money collected

She's a dreadful woman. She's worn blood diamonds she was given, she wore fur after appearing in a PETA anti-fur ad... I remember her people being asked if she had actually written her novel 'Swan' and they said while she didn't actually write it, she is very much the author. She is evidence of how far you can go with a dreadful personality, no skills to sell, but the right look.

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/09...67_634x422.jpg
[Naomi Campbell delivers a speech after being
awarded with a medal by French
culture minister Rachida Dati]

[Naomi Campbell defends role after charity
trustee barring: I was not in control]
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa...t-control.html

The main issue here is the lack of control over the spending in this organization.Naomi Campbell can say she wasn’t in control, but as the face of the project it's hard to believe she had no clue what was going on.That’s a lot of money, and it's sad that people in need were let down.butwe know how it goes with celebs they usually have others managing these things and then everything spirals out of control.Anyway, it's a major blow to her image, and it’ll be tough to bounce back from this. :bored:

She was so vile to Cabin crew years ago...she got kicked off the plane and banned by BA....horrid inside and out.

Naomi Campbell always seemed like she wanted to help women in the modelling industry, she seemed a little more genuine than Tyra Banks. But yeah both seem a bit full of themselves.

I agree she's a dreadful person, but I'd wager that anyone on the forum who owns diamond jewelry has also worn blood diamonds.