Despite her philanthropic efforts, Campbell is sometimes criticised for her past, most recently in an article published by the Mail on Sunday.

Within the piece, she is described as “something of a drama queen, notorious for hurling jewel-encrusted phones and raging at her staff” with “four convictions of assault to her name”.

The article goes on to reference Campbell’s social life, including her connection to Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced multimillionaire who was convicted for sex trafficking of minors and died in prison earlier this month.

Other incidents mentioned include her attending Gaston Glock’s 90th birthday – he owns a company that manufactures handguns – and being called as a witness at the trial for Charles Taylor, the former president of Liberia, who has been accused of war crimes.

Additionally, the article mentions Mike Tyson, Flavio Briatore, Harvey Weinstein, Lalit Modi and Kevin Spacey.

In an interview posted to YouTube on Wednesday, Campbell addresses the claims made in the article and calls out the Mail on Sunday for “character assassination”.

Naomi Campbell calls out newspaper for “character assassination”