On Monday, actress/humanitarian Mia Farrow took the witness stand contradicting model Naomi Campbell’s testimony in the war crimes trial of former Liberian ruler Charles Taylor.

Naomi’s former agent — Carole White — also testified that the supermodel told her she was going to be given diamonds by the former Liberian president Charles Taylor.

Farrow has told Taylor’s war crimes trial that volatile catwalker Naomi Campbell knew the allegedly genocidal leader had sent aides to hand her “a huge diamond” – contradicting the supermodel’s testimony.

Taylor, 62, is on trial at The Hague for his alleged role in the 1991-2001 civil war in Sierra Leone that claimed approximately 120,000 lives. He attended a charity event hosted by Mandela where he is alleged to have given Campbell so-called blood diamonds. The illegally-mined diamonds are alleged to have been used to arm rebels who murdered, raped and maimed Sierra Leoneans.

“I remember… having breakfast and I remember that Naomi Campbell joined us at the table,” the Rosemary’s Baby actress, 65, told the court. “She said that in the night she had been wakened by some men who were knocking at the door… they had been sent by Charles Taylor and they gave her a huge diamond. She said she intended to give the diamond to the Nelson Mandela Children’s Charity.”

Farrow said she did not see the diamond.

Mia Farrow has ended her water-only fast after doctors warned that she was at risk for seizures and other health problems if she continued her hunger strike. Read the rest of this entry »

Mia Farrow is still fighting the good fight. The legendary actress-activist is ten days into a 21-day water only fast to call attention to the crisis in Darfur. Mia has been updating fans on her progress with a series of daily vlogs on YouTube. Aside from that, the star of Rosemary’s Baby conserves her limited energy by spending most of her time in bed.

No food for me for ten days now, to protest the expulsion of humanitarians from all of Sudan (including, of course, the Darfur region and the refugee camps). Please contact President Obama at www.whitehouse.gov/CONTACT. Tell him he must keep his promise to help the people of Darfur. For more information go to www.miafarrow.org.

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On Monday, actress Mia Farrow will begin a three-week hunger strike in protest of the crisis in Darfur.

Mia’s protest comes after the Sudanese government expelled foreign aid agencies from the war-torn region in March. The 64-year-old actress, who is a goodwill ambassador for the UNICEF, will only drink water as part of a fast.

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