John Galliano gets away with fine and no jail

John Galliano

PARIS (Agencies) Gibraltar-raised disgraced fashion designer John Galiano was not in court to hear the sentence but he will have been relieved when he did. Charged with 'proferring insulting language of a religious, racial or ethnic origin" in a Paris bar (image), Galliano will not have to go to prison, as had been much expected, but was fined €6,000. Amongst the more charming insults he said he remembered nothing - there was ample video proof - was "I love Hitler". With any luck this is the last we will hear about a genius who many say lost his way in alcohol and drugs. Having also lost his job as head designer at the House of Dior, let's hope he can emerge from his personal pit a better person.

This is why John Galliano was fired

Yes, the news this morning is that the designer was fired. This video was shot a few months ago when he was having another anti-Semitic rant. Incidentally, you might like to see Sancho's take on the subject on Tilting at Windmills (with which we heartily concur).

Gibraltarian couturier John Galliano arrested in Paris

PARIS (Agencies) Gibraltarian fashion designer John Galliano is in trouble with his employer, Christian Dior, following an alcohol-fueled dust-up at a Paris bar. On Thursday night, police found the couturier, 50, hurling a torrent of abuse at a couple. The couple is alleging that some of the comments were racist and anti-Semitic in nature. Galliano was taken into custody, subjected to a sobriety test and subsequently escorted home. Now he is, at least temporarily, out of a job. "Pending the results of the inquiry, Christian Dior has suspended John Galliano from his responsibilities," the fashion house wrote in a statement. While Galliano acknowledged that an altercation took place, he "firmly and formally" denied using racist and anti-Semitic language.