London -- Are fools rushing in where even Henry Kissinger would fear to tread?
As if Fugees' frontman Wyclef Jean's decision to run for the Haitian presidency were not mind-boggling enough, Lindsay Lohan's recent decision to weigh in on the stoning of an Iranian housewife was a staggering departure from her usual form.
But if celebrities seem to be stepping up a gear when it comes to picking a political cause, such involvement should come with a warning. As Naomi Campbell's bruising experience at a war crimes trial in the Hague shows only too clearly, when showbiz waltzes into international politics, things can go terribly wrong.
Whether Campbell knew that the so-called "blood diamonds" handed to her after a fund-raiser in 1997 were from the Liberian warlord and alleged mass murderer Charles Taylor remains the subject of dispute -- at least according to testimony from Mia Farrow.
But...
As if Fugees' frontman Wyclef Jean's decision to run for the Haitian presidency were not mind-boggling enough, Lindsay Lohan's recent decision to weigh in on the stoning of an Iranian housewife was a staggering departure from her usual form.
But if celebrities seem to be stepping up a gear when it comes to picking a political cause, such involvement should come with a warning. As Naomi Campbell's bruising experience at a war crimes trial in the Hague shows only too clearly, when showbiz waltzes into international politics, things can go terribly wrong.
Whether Campbell knew that the so-called "blood diamonds" handed to her after a fund-raiser in 1997 were from the Liberian warlord and alleged mass murderer Charles Taylor remains the subject of dispute -- at least according to testimony from Mia Farrow.
But...
- 8/10/2010
- by By Mimi Turner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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