London: Supermodel Naomi Campbell acknowledged shortcomings in her position as a trustee of the Trend for Reduction charity, which she based, media studies mentioned on Friday (UK time).
Campbell, nevertheless, insisted she had not engaged in any monetary misconduct or misused the charity for private achieve throughout its operation, the studies mentioned.
Trend for Reduction didn’t instantly reply to Reuters’ request for remark and Campbell, 54, couldn’t be contacted late on Friday in London.
The mannequin “acknowledges and accepts her accountability” as a Trend for Reduction trustee, Campbell’s spokesperson instructed The Guardian.
Campbell “could not have been as actively engaged within the charity’s day-to-day operations as she ought to have been”, the spokesperson instructed The Guardian, however mentioned the mannequin had “by no means engaged in any type of monetary misconduct”.
Final month, Campbell was banned from being a charity trustee for 5 years after an inquiry discovered that funds raised for good causes have been used for spa remedies and cigarettes.
“Naomi has by no means obtained fee for her involvement with Trend for Reduction, nor has she billed any private bills to the organisation,” The Guardian reported citing a press release issued on the mannequin’s behalf on Friday.
Campbell based Trend For Reduction in 2005, aiming to boost funds for humanitarian causes by staging runway exhibits, however the charity was faraway from Britain’s listing of charities this yr.