john galliano has been suspended from dior after allegedly making anti-semitic slurs against a couple at a cafe in paris' marais district last night. he was briefly detained by police but released & no charges have been filed. he lawyer, stephane zerbib, said that galliano "formally denies the accusations of anti-semitism made against him...(he) is not at all in this state of mind (and) will explain later." he added that "legal action will be taken against those making such accusations."
vogue uk is reporting the following:
we had a table at la perle and john galliano sat next to 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 bodygaurd 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."
christian dior president & ceo sidney toledano confirmed that galliano has been suspended until police conclude their investigation of last nights incident, according to women's wear daily. toledano emphasized that dior has a zero-tolerance policy against racism and anti-semitism.
read more about the incident here. hopefully everyone will refrain from gossiping about the incident with wild speculation!