Naomi Campbell Rips Cadbury Ad Likening Her to a Chocolate Bar

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Given Naomi Campbell's fiery temper, which she even spoofed in a commercial a few years back, you'd think marketers would tread extra lightly when invoking the supermodel's name in ads. Think again. Campbell is threatening to sue Cadbury over a print and billboard campaign for its Bliss chocolate bars with the line, "Move over Naomi, there's a new diva in town." Says Campbell: "It's upsetting to be described as chocolate, not just for me, but for all black women.

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