Naomi
Campbell born May 22, 1970 is an English supermodel
and actress. Born in Streatham, South London, Campbell
studied at the London Academy For Performing Arts.
She has been a prominent fashion model on the runway
and in print advertising since the late 1980s. She
also posed nude for Playboy magazine and for a series
of lesbian-erotic photos with Madonna in her book
Sex. She is reputed to have a quick temper, with several
tabloid stories involving violence against her staff
as well as verbal abuse.Campbell was selected by by
People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People
in the world in 1991.Campbell also co-authored the
best-selling novel Swan and followed it up with a
photo book titled Naomi.
She is also a successful singer; her album Baby Woman
sold over 1 million copies worldwide (mostly in Japan),
and she was featured on Vanilla Ice's single "Cool
as Ice." She had previously appeared in George
Michael's music video, Freedom '90, though she merely
lip-synched to his song along with other models rather
than performing herself. She has also appeared in
music videos for artists such as Michael Jackson and
Jay-Z. In late 2004 she had a high profile relationship
with Usher although as of 2005 their relationship
appears to be over.
The Daily Mirror court
case
In February 2001 pictures were published
in the Daily Mirror newspaper showing Campbell leaving
a Narcotics Anonymous meeting in London. In March
of 2002 Campbell sued the paper citing a breach of
confidentiality, as she was receiving treatment for
drug addiction at the time. The Mirror claimed that
the pictures were in the public interest as Campbell
had, up to that point, not been known or proved to
be a drug addict. The High Court ruled in Campbell's
favor and the Mirror was ordered to pay £3,500
in damages (although legal costs were thought to be
around £500,000.) In October of 2002, the Mirror
won an Appeal Court ruling that the photographs were
indeed in the public interest.
Campbell was ordered to pay the costs of the Mirror's
legal fees, a cost of around £350,000. However,
in May of 2004, the Law Lords overturned the Appeal
Court ruling by a 3 to 2 majority, which reinstated
the High Court's original decision, and Campbell was
reawarded £3,500 and the £350,000 legal
costs. The Mirror's legal cost is thought to be over
£1,000,000. The case is also thought to be a
landmark in the rights of celebrities to privacy.
Mirror editor Piers Morgan said at the time "This
is a very good day for lying drug-abusing prima donnas
who want to have their cake with the media, and the
right to then shamelessly guzzle it with their Cristal
champagne. Five senior judges found for the Mirror
throughout the various hearings in this case, four
for Naomi Campbell. Yet she wins. If ever there was
a less deserving case for creating what is effectively
a back door privacy law it would be Ms Campbell, but
that's showbiz."
Filmography
Cool as Ice (1991)
The Night We Never Met (1993)
Ready to Wear (1994) (Cameo)
Unzipped (1995) (documentary)
Miami Rhapsody (1995)
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995)
Catwalk (1996) (documentary)
Girl 6 (1996)
Invasion of Privacy (1996)
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1997)
Beautopia (1998) (documentary)
Trippin' (1999)
Prisoner of Love (1999)
Ali G Indahouse (2002) (Cameo)
Fat Slags (2004)
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