BRITAIN: Model Kate Moss, who has lost a string of lucrative fashion contracts following allegations of cocaine abuse, apologised last night "to all the people I have let down", and admitted she had a number of personal matters to resolve.
Moss (31) said in a statement: "I take full responsibility for my actions. I also accept that there are various personal issues that I need to address and have started taking the difficult, yet necessary, steps to resolve them."
Her problems began last week after a tabloid newspaper published pictures of her allegedly snorting cocaine.
Yesterday's apology coincided with the news that another company was rethinking its contract with Moss.
Rimmel, a cosmetics firm which markets much of its range at teenage girls, said it was examining her two-year contract. If, as expected, the company dumps her, it would end an association stretching back to 2001.
The move follows decisions by Burberry, Chanel and H&M to ditch Moss following the drug allegations. Christian Dior and the New York jeweller H Stern are the only big names to have stuck with Moss.
In a short statement, Rimmel said: "Rimmel London is shocked and dismayed by the recent press allegations surrounding Kate Moss's behaviour. We are currently reviewing her contract." - (Guardian Service)