by Charing Ball Diamonds are supposed to be a girl’s best friend but in the case of Naomi Campbell, they have become her worst enemy. The queen of mean, mostly known these days for beating assistants with cell phones, was in court last Friday answering questions before the Special Courts of Sierra Leone as to […]
The mogul clarifies his position.
(Guardian UK) — Gamba has just bought big. This week he paid $22,000 (£14,300) for a single diamond. Judging by the big wad of folded US dollar bills in his pocket, it will not be his last. In three years Gamba estimates he has made more than $200,000 from black market diamond dealing, enough to […]
(The Loop 21) — Recently, Russell Simmons, hip hop mogul and generally a brilliant guy in all things related to business, tried to justify his new RushCard as being pro-black. Simmons could talk to the glue off wallpaper. But there is nothing he can say to justify his political stance and his holdings and investments in […]
Last week, in light of the controversy surrounding supermodel Naomi Campbell’s summons to testify in a war crimes trial for former Liberian President Charles Taylor, we published a piece comparing Campbell’s level of involvement in supporting “blood diamonds” with that of hip-hop mogul’s Russell Simmons. In the statement below, Simmons defends his stance on the […]
Supermodel/ diva extraordinaire Naomi Campbell is in some hot water for allegedly accepting blood diamonds from the corrupt and former leader of Liberia, Chuck Taylor. Campbell has been called to testify at a war crimes trial later this month and her testimony could potentially invalidate Taylor’s claim that he never owned or traded diamonds, which […]
Apparently you shouldn't take gifts from warlords.
Diamonds may be a girl's best friend, but in Naomi's case, they're a potentially huge problem.