Fashion Designer John Galliano Convicted Of Making Anti-Semitic Remarks

Posted on Sep 08, 2011 @ 05:30AM

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Former Dior designer John Galliano has been convicted in Paris of hate crimes after making anti-Semitic and racist remarks on two separate occasions, RadarOnline.com is reporting.

The controversial Brit, 50, was found guilty Thursday of making "public insults" based on origin, religion, race or ethnicity after two incidents at a bar in February, 2011 and October, 2010.

(Neither case was directly related to a third incident – Galliano's infamous video in which he professed his love for Hitler).

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Under French law, Galliano could have faced up to six months in prison and a fine up to $31,622, but the flamboyant designer won't be required to serve any time behind bars.

Instead, the court imposed a fine of 6,000 euros ($8,500) , but suspended it -- meaning he will not have to pay it, unless he is convicted of any crime in France for five years.

Instead, he was ordered to pay a symbolic one euro fine to one of the plaintiffs in the case.
(He was, however, ordered to pay a 90-euros court cost to the French government).

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Galliano was not in court to hear the ruling, but he did attend the trial itself, which lasted one day on Wednesday.

Speaking to reporters outside the courtroom, his attorney Aurélien Hamelle called it a "wise decision" and said that Galliano was "very relieved."

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The AP quoted the judge in the case as saying Galliano had "sufficient awareness of his act despite his addiction and his fragile state," but that the court took Galliano's apology to the plaintiffs into account and noted the "values of tolerance" in the designer's work.

Galliano was fired by Dior following the incidents.

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If the Nazis would have seen a person like him, he would have met the same unfortunate fate as the Jews. He just needs to shut up.

by abbyfl
Posted Thu, 09/08/2011 - 1:53pm

He is a broken man. He admitted he had a drug and alchol addictions and just got out of rehab. He gave a sincere apology and paid over 50,000 to the two ladies he made comments too. He got fired -he paid the price.

by Barbie Doll
Posted Thu, 09/08/2011 - 1:52pm

Do gay men find this fugly guy attractive? Really? I thought they as a community had better taste than most.

by trollingmuch
Posted Thu, 09/08/2011 - 1:49pm

Cool, is this a promo for a new Zoro animated movie?

by Turd Ferguson
Posted Thu, 09/08/2011 - 1:05pm

He should do promos for funeral homes. Dude looks like a decomposing corpse.

by Buck Farack
Posted Fri, 09/09/2011 - 6:23am

He might have had a different opinion of Hitler had he lived during the time of his brutal regime. He too would probably have been sent to the death camps for his "flamboyant" lifestyle.

by pholmes
Posted Thu, 09/08/2011 - 12:39pm