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Following a report by the UK watchdog, Naomi Campbell has been banned from working as a charity

Naomi Campbell has been banned from serving as a charity trustee for five years after a British watchdog group found evidence of financial misconduct at the model's charity, Fashion for Relief.

Britain's Charity Commission released a report on Thursday that found the charity was “poorly run” and had “inadequate financial management.”

The investigation found that the charity spent less than 9% of its income on grants and charitable causes and that some of the charity's spending was “not appropriate”. These include a stay at a five-star hotel and security detail for Campbell, 54, during an event at the Cannes Film Festival in 2018, as well as “spa treatments, room service and the purchase of cigarettes.”

Naomi Campbell attends the 17th Annual Harlem's Fashion Row Fashion Show & Style Awards on September 3, 2024 in New York City.

USA TODAY has reached out to Campbell's representatives for comment.

Two of Campbell's co-trustees, Bianka Hellmich and Veronica Chou, were also barred from serving as trustees for nine and four years, respectively. The Charity Commission's investigation found that Hellmich had received over £290,000, or over $388,000, in consulting fees that were not approved by the commission.

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