By Greg Hazley
Christian Dior has fired creative director John Galliano four days after he apparently made anti-Semitic remarks in a Paris bar and following the web posting of a video of another incident.
Galliano in a video posted by the U.K.'s Sun on Monday. |
Dior, which works with Kekst and Company for PR in the U.S, said on Feb. 25 that it had suspended Galliano from his position pending the conclusion of an investigation by authorities after the designer allegedly said he loved Hitler and made other slurs against other patrons at a bar. France has a law against making anti-Semitic remarks.
Chairman and CEO Sidney Toledano today said in a statement that the company has commenced “termination proceedings” noting Galliano’s words “are in total contradiction to the longstanding core values of Christian Dior.”
Video of Galliano was published by the U.K.’s Sun newspaper on Monday in which appears to say, “I love Hitler. People like you would be dead. Your mothers, your forefathers, would all be f****** gassed.”
Galliano’s remarks have been widely condemned, including by Dior fragrance spokeswoman and actress Natalie Portman, who said in a statement that she “will not be associated with Mr. Galliano in any way.”
The Sun reported that Galliano has launched a legal action against the two bar patrons from last week’s incident.
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