The Daily Mail is reporting that Nelson Mandela personally banned supermodel Naomi Campbell from his 90th birthday party in South Africa. The former South African president who Naomi Campbell called her "honorary grandfather" is said to have taken offense to the "46664" baseball cap Naomi Campbell was wearing when she assaulted police officers in Heathrow airport. The numbers "46664" were Nelson Mandela's prison numbers and also represent his AIDS Awareness charity campaign. Naomi Campbell claims she was called a racial slur by a British Airways employee and that sparked her "air rage".
We understand that Nelson Mandela intervened to ban Naomi Campbell. Is he going to do the same thing with Amy Winehouse? If Mandela is going to cross Amy off the list he is taking too long. Amy Winehouse was involved in a scandals when tapes leaked showing the Rehab singer smoking crack cocaine, singing a racist song chant and engaging in on camera sex acts with her jailed hubby Blake Fielder-Civil. Amy was also reported to be extremely ill and suffering from emphysema. There were also reports that the singer was coughing up blood and had to be admitted to the hospital because she may have contracted tuberculosis. Amy Winehouse's reps have now retracted the statement her father gave about the singer having emphysema and have not confirmed the TB claims. If Amy Winehouse does have the highly contagious disease TB then she can be considered a health risk. There were reports that the singer was so fragile and sick that she would have medics on standby during her Mandela performance. Nelson Mandela had already contracted the disease tuberculosis during his 27 year prison term. Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday celebration is on Friday.
Nelson Mandela intervened personally to ensure Naomi Campbell does not appear on stage at his 90th birthday concert. He told organisers to take her off the line-up for Friday's Hyde Park charity event.
The former South African leader, who met the Queen at Buckingham Palace today, made his decision after Campbell, 38, was fined and sentenced to 200 hours' community service last week for assaulting two police officers on a BA flight at Heathrow in April. A source close to the event said: 'The man himself intervened and she was pulled off the list. He was disappointed with her recent arrest - particularly as she was wearing a 46664 baseball cap at the time.'
This was Mr Mandela's prison number-during his 27-year sentence and now promotes his AIDS awareness campaign. The source added: 'Naomi was slated to introduce some of the acts on stage as she has done with 46664 concerts in the past, but she has been informed that this time she can only sit in the grandstand.'
The model, who calls Mr Mandela her ' 'honorary grandfather', has been deeply involved with his charity. source
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