British model Naomi Campbell has said she was “not in control” of her charity, following her disqualification from being a trustee for five years after a watchdog found charity funds were being mismanaged.
An inquiry into Fashion for Relief, a charity which says it was founded by Campbell in 2015, found serious mismanagement of funds.
Misconduct included using charity money to pay for Campbell’s stay at a five-star hotel in Cannes, France, as well as spa treatments, room service and cigarettes.
The 54-year-old accepted a French award recognising significant contributions to the arts and literature on the same day she was disqualified as a charity trustee.
“I just found out today about the findings, and I’m extremely concerned, and we are investigating on our side as I was not in control of my charity, I put the control in the hands of a lawyer,” Campbell told reporters after she was made a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters at the French Ministry for Culture.
“And so we are investigating to find out what and how, as everything I do and every penny I ever raised goes towards charities.”
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27 сен 2024