Naomi on 'Oprah': I feel ashamed for public outbursts

Volatile supermodel Naomi Campbell apologized Monday on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" for her frequent public outbursts and private tantrums - while also accusing ABC News of doctoring footage of her, a charge the network denied.

Campbell, who turns 40 on May 22, told Winfrey, "I take responsibility for the things that I have done, and I do feel a great sense of shame," according to a transcript by Us magazine. Since first being arrested in Toronto in 1998 for assaulting an assistant, and pleading guilty two years later, Campbell has had run-ins with housekeepers, limo drivers and even police officers. She was sentenced to community service in 2007 for throwing a phone at a maid, and has been sued by a string of assistants alleging violent behavior.

After such outbursts, Campbell told Winfrey, "I feel remorseful. I feel ashamed. "

She blamed her behavior on her upbringing. Her mother, Valerie Morris, had left her in the care of others while pursuing a ballet career. Of her tantrums, Campbell said they came "from, I think, an abandonment issue."

Morris, who was in the audience, told Winfrey, "I do feel that I abandoned her." Campbell tearfully responded, "Of course I understand the sacrifice she had to make."

Winfrey and Campbell also spoke of whether the model had been offered a "blood diamond" in 1997 by then Liberian dictator Charles Taylor, currently on trial for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Campbell, who told ABC News in February that, "I didn't receive a diamond," told Winfrey. "He has done some terrible things and I don't want to put my family in danger."

Campbell insisted, however, that she did not slap an ABC producer's camera when asked about the diamond at New York Fashion Week, saying she simply "moved" the camera out of the way. "There is definitely sound effect [added]" to the clip that subsequently aired, she claimed. ABC on its website Monday denied the allegation.

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