NAOMI CAMPBELL was fired yesterday as spokesperson for PETA, an animal rights group, after appearing in a fur coat at a Fendi fashion, show in Milan last week.
Campbell's dismissal was announced in a letter by Dan Matthews, director of campaigns at People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
"Integrity may not mean much to you, but it does to us, so consider yourself fired ... for reneging on your written promise never to model fur."
The letter went on to say that Ms Campbell's name and image would be removed from all future PETA literature "as it is a disgrace to the many animal-friendly fashion leaders, who have both hearts and spines".
Paul McCartney (54) and Joan Collins (63) received, titles from Queen Elizabeth yesterday at Buckingham Palace.
Collins, who migrated back to Britain after years in the US, received an OBE, or Order of the British Empire. McCartney, already an OBE, was knighted.
Stan Drake, who illustrated the comic strip Blondie and created the classic romance strip The Heart of Juliet Jones, has died. He was 75.
The Heart of Juliet Jones, a collaboration between Drake and writer Elliott Caplin, began in March 1953. At the peak of its popularity, it appeared in 600 newspapers.
Chris Evans snubbed a prestigious awards ceremony yesterday, because he was out drinking with Danny Baker and Paul Gascoigne.
Evans (30) was due to accept his trophy for Radio Personality of the Year at the Television and Radio Industries Club at the Grosvenor House Hotel London, but he went to, the Groucho club in London instead with the two fellow stars.