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[UPDATE]: Now there’s a damning video!
John Galliano–creative director at the house of Christian Dior–has been arrested for verbally assaulting a couple at a cafe in Paris and (reportedly) using anti-Semitic slurs. British Vogue has an eyewitness account that makes it sound like Galliano was harassed initially, no word on the alleged anti-Semitism:
“We had a table at La Perle and John Galliano sat next to us,” our eyewitness told us. “He spoke to a couple at a nearby table to say ‘Cheers’ and they insulted him. An argument started and the police came, so Galliano’s bodyguard suggested that they should go to the police station to sort it out. He wasn’t ‘busted’ aggressively by police, it was very quiet and peaceful. I definitely didn’t hear him say anything anti-Semitic, or against any religion, it was all very calm.”
And as of moments ago, Reuters has confirms that Dior has suspended Galliano, pending the bigotry inquiry.
“Dior affirms with the utmost conviction its policy of zero tolerance towards any antisemitic or racist words or behaviour,” Dior chief executive Sidney Toledano said in a statement. “Pending the results of the inquiry, Christian Dior has suspended John Galliano from his responsibilities.”
More as the story develops!
