Mia Farrow took to the stand Monday in the war-crimes trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor and disputed Naomi Campbell's sworn testimony from last week about whether so-called "blood diamonds" Campbell received as a gift more than a decade ago had come from Taylor.
Campbell, 40, admitted last week that she received uncut stones from two men in South Africa in 1997 but said she didn't know they were diamonds or that they were linked to Taylor.
Farrow, 65, said Monday that Campbell in fact boasted that the gift was from Taylor at a breakfast the next day as both women prepared for a charity event with Nelson Mandela, Britain's Telegraph reported.
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Showing posts with label Mia Farrow. Show all posts
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Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Friday, October 23, 2009
Ronan Farrow Appointed as NGO Liaison to Pakistan
Son of celebrity parents Mia Farrow and Woody Allen, Ronan Farrow chose to take a different path as a human rights activist and freelance journalist. Only 21 years old, Ronan is considered to be a prodigy as he was admitted to college at 11 years old and became the youngest college student in Bard College at Simon's Rock in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. At 16 years old, Ronan Farrow attended to law school in Yale University no less.
Recently, Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke appointed Ronan as his team's liaison officer to non-governmental organizations working in Pakistan, humanitarian group. That's quite a feat for this 21 year old celebrity offspring. Hoolbrooke claimed that Farrow was qualified for the job as he has solid NGO experience with Save Darfur and UNICEF. To quote: "He's very qualified for the job, and has already helped explain the current situation re: Pakistani procurements to key NGOs, including a meeting he organized today with InterAction and its affiliated NGOs”. Another official snapped that "The kid is a friggin' genius". Oh well, congratulations Ronan and we hope you can do your job despite your young age. (Source. Politico)
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