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Revisiting: A history lesson from that Charles Taylor / Naomi Campbell affair

17th
Aug. × ’10
By Johnny

I’ve been scratching my head as to what the whole Naomi Campbell affair could possibly illuminate about Charles Taylor and his trial before the Special Court. Before I had a chance to come up with anything, the Times took a stab at that one last weekend. (Thanks to Shelby for pointing this out.) Alan Cowell [...]

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Court date: The most attractive Special Court witness ever

5th
Aug. × ’10
By Johnny

With all due respect to Zigzag Marzah, Issa Sesay and former President Taylor, I humbly submit an opinion: Naomi Campbell is the most attractive witness to appear before the Special Court for Sierra Leone. To quote Rachel Zoe, “Literally.”

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Elaborating on: Charles Taylor, Naomi Campbell, Mia Farrow and that diamond

20th
Dec. × ’09
By Johnny

Pursuing this intriguing strand of the Charles Taylor story I discussed earlier.  An interesting bit emerged at former president Taylor’s trial two weeks ago: apparently Charles Taylor provided a diamond to supermodel Naomi Campbell–at least, according to an affidavit provide to the prosecution by Mia Farrow. So how did this come about? The only occasion [...]

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Star turn: Charles Taylor, Mia Farrow and, um, Naomi Campbell

8th
Dec. × ’09
By Johnny

If you’re catching up on the testimony in Charles Taylor’s trial before the Special Court for Sierra Leone, you may be surprised to see that both Mia Farrow and Naomi Campbell make it into the transcript. A quick update for those unfamiliar: Former President Taylor–that’s of Liberia–has been on the stand since Bastille Day during [...]

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