{
  "id": 11926402,
  "title": "Naomi Campbell's 5-year ban on serving as a charity trustee in England and Wales is overturned",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/naomi-campbells-5-year-ban-on-serving-as-a-charity-trustee-in-england-11926402",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-01T13:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Discovered",
    "slug": "discovered",
    "url": "https://ksat.com/entertainment/2026/10/01/naomi-campbells-5-year-ban-on-serving-as-a-charity-trustee-in-england-and-wales-is-overturned"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Supermodel Naomi Campbell has won a legal battle to overturn a five-year ban that prevented her from serving as a charity trustee in England and Wales. The 56-year-old model claims the restriction \"hurt deeply\" and that she was \"deceived\" by fellow trustee Bianka Hellmich. The Charity Commission, responsible for overseeing charities in England and Wales, had previously found \"multiple instances of misconduct and/or mismanagement\" at Fashion for Relief, an anti-poverty charity. The misconduct included misusing charity funds for luxury hotel stays, spa treatments, room service, and cigarettes. As a result, they imposed the ban on Campbell. However, the three-judge tribunal deemed that the failures in financial management and fund misuse were due to Hellmich's actions, which were concealed from the supermodel. While Campbell shared some responsibility for the charity's late filing of accounts, the judges ruled that she remains fit to be a charity trustee. Following the decision, Campbell expressed her gratitude, stating that the restriction had \"hurt deeply\" and that she now wants to resume helping people. During the four-day hearing in June, Campbell alleged that Hellmich forged her signature and lied about her credentials as a charity lawyer. The commission opposed her challenge, arguing that the five-year ban should stand. The Charity Commission initiated a probe into Fashion for Relief in 2021, leading to the charity's dissolution and removal from the register in 2024.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Naomi Campbell’s 5-year ban on serving as a charity trustee in England and Wales is overturned",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/naomi-campbells-5-year-ban-on-serving-as-a-charity-trustee-in-england",
        "published": "2026-10-01T10:42:21.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}