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Nelson Mandela personally bans Naomi Campbell from his 90th birthday concert

Published on June 25, 2008 at 4:38 PM

Naomi Campbell has been de-invited from Nelson Mandela’s 90th birthday celebration this weekend in London. The man himself, Nelson Mandela demanded that Naomi be crossed off the list of presenters (she can still sit in the crowd if she chooses to). Naomi was supposed to introduce some musical acts, but Mandela is not happy with her recent arrest and now she’s been banished from the milestone birthday celebration.

A source told the UK Daily Mail, “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.”

46664 was Mandela’s inmate number and it’s also the name of his AIDS charity. The source went on to say:

“The organizers felt that this type of negative publicity goes against everything Mandela stands for and didn’t want her arrest to be associated with the charity concert.”

Naomi and Mandela have been friends for over 10 years and she even called him her “honorary grandfather.”

Seriously though, when even the all-forgiving Nelson Mandela doesn’t approve of your behavior maybe it’s time to get some help. Ironically Amy Winehouse has been invited to take the stage though.

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