I didn't receive a blood diamond, says furious Campbell

Top model Naomi Campbell reportedly attacked a news cameraman as she stormed out of an interview after being questioned about allegations that she received a 'blood diamond'.

Femalefirst.co.uk reports that former Libyan president Taylor is alleged to have given Campbell a 'huge' uncut diamond in 1997 while she was staying as a guest of Nelson Mandela in South Africa.

'I didn't receive a blood diamond and I'm not going to speak about that,' the website quoted the model as saying.

Taylor is currently on trial for crimes against humanity after a bloody campaign he waged in Sierra Leone between 1997 and 2001 during which time he is alleged to have been involved with 'blood diamonds'.

'Blood diamond', also called a 'hot' or 'war' diamond, is a jewel mined in a war zone and sold to aid warlord activity or invading forces' campaigns..

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