Pubdate: Tue, 12 Feb 2002
Source: Denver Rocky Mountain News (CO)
Copyright: 2002, Denver Publishing Co.
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NAOMI CAMPBELL ADMITS DRUG USE

LONDON (AP) -- Model Naomi Campbell, who's suing a tabloid newspaper that 
printed a picture of her leaving a Narcotics Anonymous meeting, admitted in 
court Monday that she had illegally used drugs.

Campbell says the Mirror newspaper invaded her privacy and breached her 
confidence when it published the photo last year alongside an article 
describing how she had sought counseling for a drug problem.

The London-born supermodel said in court that she'd used illegal drugs, and 
had sought treatment.

"I knew that it was wrong and had damaged me and I decided to try and sort 
myself out," she said.

She said she felt "shocked, angry, betrayed and violated" by the article, 
headlined: "Naomi: I am a drug addict."

Campbell's lawyer, Andrew Caldecott, said the 31-year-old model had 
attended meetings of Narcotics Anonymous, often on a daily basis. On the 
day the photo was taken - Jan. 30, 2001 - she had attended three.

He said her attendance "was a clearly private activity deserving of privacy."

The newspaper's publisher, MGN Limited, denies wrongdoing.

The Mirror's lawyer, Desmond Browne, said the newspaper only revealed the 
truth about Campbell's drug use, which she had denied publicly.

"To the world at large, Miss Campbell sacrificed her right to anonymity by 
using illegal drugs and claiming she was drug free," he said.

The case at London's High Court is expected to last five days.
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