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.