Naomi Campbell denies court accusations

Naomi Campbell has denied accusations by her former agent that she willingly accepted alleged 'blood diamonds' from former Liberian President Charles Taylor.

In a press statement released to The AP, Campbell said she has a history of showing sympathy for Africa’s economic and social unrest.

''I am a black woman who has and will always support good causes especially relating to Africa,'' she said. ''I've never taken any of the jobs offered to me, over my 25 years as a model, from companies that were for apartheid in South Africa.''

Actress Mia Farrow and Campbell's former agent Carole White both testified in Taylor's war crimes trial this week that the supermodel knew a gift of diamonds she received after a 1997 charity function in South Africa came from the former Liberian President.

Campbell still asserts that she could not be sure where the diamonds came from.