COLOMBIA: Supermodel Naomi Campbell defends her friend Kate Moss after cocaine scandal

Record ID: 186770

  • Title: COLOMBIA: Supermodel Naomi Campbell defends her friend Kate Moss after cocaine scandal
  • Date: 29th September 2005
  • Summary: BOGOTA, COLOMBIA (SEPTEMBER 25, 2005) (REUTERS) (CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY MODEL NAOMI CAMPBELL ARRIVING AT NEWS CONFERENCE MEDIA CAMPBELL SMILING FOR CAMERAS NEWS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (English) CAMPBELL SAYING: "Kate Moss is my friend and I stand behind her. This is not the first time this has happened in the world. I think everyone is badgering her and I think its too much. She hasn't killed anybody. She's a human being and I think it's like a vendetta. She's my friend, and she's still my friend and I stand behind her in her recovery." VARIOUS OF MEDIA (SOUNDBITE) (English) CAMPBELL SAYING: "I really don't think it is correct to blame modelling on anorexia. I think the most I can ever say to new girls is they need to study and get their education, to make sure they get with a reputable agency. Everything being done the right way like being with an agency like Elite. And basically I think the focus of being a young girl is to get focused on learning and getting an education outside modelling, in case modelling doesn't work out." MEDIA REPRESENTATIVE OF UNITED NATIONS, SANDRO CALVANI GIVING CAMPBELL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT BOOK ON COLOMBIA GIRL GIVING BOOK TO CAMPBELL MEDIA
  • Embargoed: 14th October 2005 13:00
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  • Location: Colombia
  • Country: Colombia
  • Topics: Entertainment
  • Reuters ID: LVAC6UON2YAVTSEVZBPWGEU3LDFB
  • Story Text: Supermodel Naomi Campbell publicly supported her friend and fellow supermodel Kate Moss on Sunday (September 25) in Bogota after Moss became involved in a cocaine scandal.
    "Kate Moss is my friend and I stand behind her. This is not the first time this has happened in the world. I think everyone is badgering her and I think its too much," Campbell told reporters.
    British supermodel Kate Moss broke her silence on Thursday (September 22) a week after a newspaper alleged she had snorted cocaine, apologising to friends, family and business associates for her behaviour.
    But her statement made no specific reference to a report in The Mirror tabloid featuring grainy pictures that apparently showed the 31-year-old taking large quantities of cocaine. Moss has previously denied taking hard drugs.
    The scandal has already prompted British retailer Burberry and Swedish-based fashion house Hennes and Mauritz to sever ties with one of the most famous faces in fashion, raising doubts over whether she can continue a successful modelling career.
    France's Chanel said it would not renew her contract when it expires next month, and on Thursday a spokeswoman for the Rimmel cosmetic brand said the company was "shocked" by the reports and that its deal with Moss was now "under review".
    "She hasn't killed anybody. She's a human being and I think its like a vendetta. She's my friend, and she's still my friend and I stand behind her in her recovery," Campbell added.
    Campbell, who is no stranger to scandals herself, is in Colombia to promote a United Nation's campaign against human trafficking and to judge the 2006 Elite Model of Colombia contest.
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