Naomi Campbell is appealing a five-year ban on serving as a charity trustee, arguing that she was misled in connection with the Fashion for Relief charity she founded in 2015. Sources report that Campbell tells an appeal tribunal she was “deceived” and frames her case as one involving fraud and deception, including claims that fake emails and forged documents were used to misdirect the charity’s funds. She also says she made a mistake by trusting a co-trustee described in reports as a supposed charity lawyer, alleging that the person misrepresented their role and forged her signature.
Other accounts state that the Charity Commission maintains Campbell was highly culpable, describing serious mismanagement and misuse of funds at Fashion for Relief and characterising her conduct as a failure to carry out trustee responsibilities. The Guardian reports the watchdog assessment as “completely abdicated” responsibilities and describes the charity as no longer operating. Multiple outlets frame the hearing as Campbell seeking to overturn the ban that was imposed following the Commission’s findings in 2024. The appeal outcome is not reported in the provided summaries.
