Dior Drops Designer for Allegedly Anti-Semitic Barrage
John Galliano has been thrown out of the house of Dior. The 50-year-old couturier, given to sporting a look that might be described as swashbuckler chic, was booted from his top post at the French fashion firm after his bosses saw footage of Galliano allegedly declaring "I love Hitler" to two women at a Parisian cafe, according to the BBC.
John Galliano has been thrown out of the house of Dior. The 50-year-old couturier, given to sporting a look that might be described as swashbuckler chic, was booted from his top post at the French fashion firm after his bosses saw footage of Galliano allegedly declaring “I love Hitler” to two women at a Parisian cafe, according to the BBC.
Your support matters…BBC:
A lawyer for the 50-year-old designer said he denied the allegations.
Toledano said Galliano’s alleged comments “totally contradict the values which have always been defended by Christian Dior.”
Earlier on Tuesday, Oscar-winning actress Natalie Portman said she was “disgusted” at fashion designer John Galliano’s alleged anti-Semitic remarks in a video.
“I am deeply shocked and disgusted by the video of John Galliano’s comments that surfaced today,” said Portman, who won the best actress Oscar on Sunday.
It followed the footage posted online allegedly showing Galliano telling a Paris cafe patron: “People like you would be dead today—your mothers, your forefathers would be gassed.”
Independent journalism is under threat and overshadowed by heavily funded mainstream media.
You can help level the playing field. Become a member.
Your tax-deductible contribution keeps us digging beneath the headlines to give you thought-provoking, investigative reporting and analysis that unearths what's really happening- without compromise.
Give today to support our courageous, independent journalists.
TD Column
There is no longer any room for debate.
Traditional politics and a media-driven culture don't offer the language for grasping the crisis that created Trump.
Beyond the big headlines, he is acting on policies that hurt the poor, immigrants, his political enemies and human existence itself.
They’ll claim they’re concerned about uniting the party, but many are afraid they’ll be out of a job if the Vermont senator prevails.
The MSNBC host faces calls to issue a public apology after describing the Vermont senator's online backers as a "brownshirt brigade."
It's not just Mitch McConnell. The Senate GOP has made clear it has no desire to get to the bottom of the charges against Donald Trump.
You need to be a supporter to comment.
There are currently no responses to this article.
Be the first to respond.