Naomi Campbell told Oprah Winfrey on her show that she fears for the safety of her family and that is why she has refused to cooperate with prosecutors who are trying a former African dictator for war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Prosecutors allege that Charles Taylor, former president of Liberia, gave Campbell a blood diamond, the kind of gem Taylor is accused of using to buy guns for rebel groups in neighbouring Sierra Leone who terrorised civilians and killed and maimed tens of thousands.

"I don't want to be involved in this man's case — he has done some terrible things and I don't want to put my family in danger,” Campbell told Oprah and her millions of viewers during the most recent episode of the talk show.

At New York Fashion Week in February, Campbell denied receiving a diamond from Taylor when asked about it by ABC News.

“I didn't receive a diamond and I'm not going to speak about that, thank you very much. And I'm not here for that,” said Campbell.

She stormed out of the interview, slapping a producer's camera.

Taylor has been on trial for almost three years at the Special Court for Sierra Leone. The U.N. war crimes trial is being held in the Netherlands.

Campbell also burst into tears when her mother apologised for abandoning her as a child on the Oprah show.

Valerie Morris, Campbell's mother, was in the audience for the taping of the show and listened as her daughter tried to explain what was the reason behind her violent temper.

And something hit home when the model explained that she felt hurt when people she trusted lied to her or stole from her because, at that point, she felt childhood issues rising inside.

Asked for her opinion, Morris brought her daughter to tears when she opened up about her parenting problems when Naomi was a little girl.

"She used the word abandonment and it's fair to say that yes, I do feel that I abandoned her. I was 19 when I had Naomi and I was a single mother...

“I wanted the best for my daughter and I left Naomi to work to give her a better life, private education... and so, looking back, you sort of realise that material possessions are not the only thing that a child needs,” said Morris.

Source: Internet