Naomi Campbell has been banned from being a charity trustee in England and Wales for five years after an investigation into her charity revealed evidence of financial misconduct.
On Thursday, the Charity Commission, which registers and regulates charities in England and Wales, published its report after a three-year investigation into the 54-year-old British supermodel's charity Fashion for Relief. “There was poor management and poor financial management.”
The Charity Commission found “multiple instances of fraud and/or mismanagement” at Fashion for Relief, and said it had found “multiple instances of misconduct and/or mismanagement” at Fashion for Relief, and that funds for charity grants and causes between April 2016 and July 2022 were It was found that only 8.5% of the total expenditure was
Additionally, the investigation found that some of Fashion for Relief's spending was “unreasonable.” It has been revealed that thousands of pounds of charity funds were spent on Mr Campbell's stay at a luxury hotel in Cannes, France, including spa treatments, room service and cigarettes.
Naomi Campbell has been banned from serving as a charity director following an investigation into her non-profit organization Fashion for Relief. (Gabriel Boys/AFP via Getty Images)
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On Friday, Mr Campbell, via CBS News, reacted to a statement to the PA news agency saying the Charity Commission's findings were “seriously flawed”.
“First of all, as the face of Fashion for Relief, I recognize that I am ultimately responsible for my actions,” Campbell said. “Unfortunately, I was not involved in the day-to-day operations of the organization, leaving legal and operational management to others.”
The Vogue cover star added: “I have instructed my new advisors to launch a detailed investigation into what happened.”
Additionally, Campbell told the Associated Press, “Everything I do, every penny I raise goes to charity.”
The Charity Commission found that the charity funds were spent on Ms Campbell's luxury hotel stay, including room service, spa treatments and cigarettes. (David M. Bennett/Dave Bennett/Getty Images)
The Charity Commission also found that Bianca Helmich, a fellow Fashion for Relief director, had received around £290,000 (about $385,000) in fraudulent funds for consulting services. , which was in breach of the charity's bylaws. She has been disqualified from being a trustee for nine years. Another trustee, Veronica Chow, was sentenced to four years in prison.
“Every penny I raise goes to charity.”
Fashion for Relief, founded in 2005 in the wake of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, has disbanded and been removed from the charity register in March.
The website, which is still in operation, charity work The company has unveiled fashion initiatives and projects in New York, London, Cannes, Moscow, Mumbai and Dar es Salaam, and announced it has raised more than $15 million for good causes around the world.
Mr Campbell said the findings were “deeply flawed”. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretan/Getty Images)
The charity unites the fashion industry to alleviate poverty and promote health and education by making grants to other organizations and providing resources in response to global disasters. was established for the purpose of
The commission announced that approximately 344,000 pounds (approximately $460,000) had been recovered and a further 98,000 pounds of charity funds had been secured. These funds were used to donate to two other charities and settle outstanding debts.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
