NEW YORK is rife rumours of a burgeoning relationship between Naomi Campbell and Bill Clinton. As reported last week, the supermodel has been enjoying a series of dates with the former President's close legal aide Doug Band. However, in a new twist to the tale, it is now being suggested that Band is merely acting as a front to deter media attention from Clinton's new-found fondness for Naomi – an allegation that is hotly denied by Naomi's people. "Band has been a conduit to Clinton's women in the past," reports the New York Post, observing that the hot-shot lawyer was seen taking Monica Lewinsky to the 1995 Congressional Ball in Washington at the height of her infamous dalliance with Clinton. But there is no evidence to support the story. Naomi is believed to have been introduced to the 55-year-old statesman by Robert Maxwell's daughter, Ghislaine, last December. In April, they met again at an Austrian restaurant where Clinton reportedly offered Campbell the use of his private helicopter. But Campbell's reps are adamant that there is nothing to hide. "Naomi is absolutely not having a relationship with Bill Clinton," says one. (27 June 2002, PM)