Naomi Campbell sets up a charity — what could go wrong? Answer: everything

Y ou can see, of course, what Naomi Campbell was desperate for. Praise, validation. To achieve it, all she needed to do was set up a charity and put on an annual party; she’d invite her fabulous celeb friends.

The tab, running to millions — one gala cost £1.6 million — would be picked up by some faceless donor/emir while she swanned around soaking up the adulation, like every other self-obsessed jet-setter with a vanity foundation. What could go wrong? If you read the report on Campbell’s now-defunct Fashion for Relief , the answer is: everything.

This isn’t some diddly little local charity snafu where an airhead model forgets to file accounts. It’s not a string of comedy misunderstandings. It is, in fact, a massive scandal involving big sums, big celebs and an astonishingly cavalier attitude to taking other people’s money.

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