Naomi Campbell was in court Thursday, but this time, as a witness in someone else's trial.
The British supermodel testified at a war crimes tribunal that former Liberian President Charles Taylor gave her "dirty looking stones" which she later learned were likely diamonds.
Taylor is on trial at The Hague, accused of funding a civil war in Sierra Leone with "blood diamonds."
Campbell testified she was woken up in the middle of the night after a dinner party in 1997 in South Africa, which was hosted by the country's former president Nelson Mandela and attended by Taylor as well.
Two men at her door gave her a pouch and told her it was a gift.
"I saw a few stones in there. And they were small dirty-looking stones," Campbell said, adding there was no explanation as to who the gift was from.
Prosecutors say Taylor swapped guns for diamonds with rebels in Sierra Leone who murdered thousands during the 10-year civil war that ravaged the country until 2002.
Among the 11 war crimes Taylor is charged with are murder, rape, sex enslavement and the recruitment of child soldiers. He says he is innocent of all charges.
The next day, Campbell said she mentioned the incident to actress Mia Farrow, who also attended the dinner, and Campbell's former agent Carole White. They told Campbell the stones were probably diamonds from Taylor.
Campbell said she then gave them to the director of Mandela's children's charity.
Taylor's attorneys presented a letter to the court from the charity saying it never received any diamonds. "It would have been improper and illegal to have done so," the letter stated.
Taylor's alleged gift of diamonds to Campbell first emerged in testimony given by Farrow.
The defense also seized on comments White made in her testimony that Campbell sat next to Taylor and flirted with him.
White, who is in a separate legal dispute with her former client, also said she heard the ex-Liberian leader tell Campbell he was going to give her diamonds.
"That's not true at all," Campbell said under oath.
Campbell added she sat between Mandela and music producer Quincy Jones at the dinner.
The 40-year-old supermodel did not willingly come forward to testify, claiming she feared for her safety.
Last month, the court threatened her with seven years in prison for contempt if she refused to appear.
"I didn't really want to be here," Campbell told prosecutors. "I just want to get this over with and get on with my life."
Two years ago, Campbell pleaded guilty to kicking and spitting at a London cop at Heathrow Airport and got 200 hours of community service.
In 2007, Campbell launched a cell phone at her maid in Manhattan and spent a week cleaning floors and toilets.
Appearing on "Oprah" in May, Campbell broke down over her past bad behavior.
"I am ashamed of everything I've ever done," Campbell said. "I take responsibility for the things that I have done, and I do feel a great sense of shame."
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