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Video: Naomi Campbell Punches ABC Camera
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Jen Carlson
Published Apr 22, 2010
Modified Apr 22, 2010
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Naomi Campbell is keeping her right hook sharp; her latest victim found himself on the wrong side of an ABC camera. During a recent interview the network asked her if she was given a "blood diamond" by the former Liberian president Charles Taylor—who is currently on trial. The interview will air tonight during a Diane Sawyer report regarding Taylor's case and crimes against humanity. Campbell has allegedly refused requests to be interviewed about the allegations, something that could "help link Taylor to the possession of uncut diamonds used to fuel a campaign of terror in Sierra Leone between 1997 and 2001."
When pressed for details about the diamond, Naomi refused to answer any questions, stood up, and punched the camera being held by a producer. For added dramatic effect, turn on the volume to hear a loud glass-smashing sound. Good thing she wasn't wearing that huge diamond!
Earlier this year the supermodel pre$$ured a driver into not filing charges after she punched him.
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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