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Fashion
September 8, 2011
Galliano sentenced to suspended fine
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British designer John Galliano for French fashion house Dior appears at the end of his Spring/Summer 2011 women's collection during Paris Fashion Week in this Oct.r 1, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/Files
A Paris court sentenced fashion designer John Galliano to a suspended fine and no jail time for making anti-Semitic and racist remarks to patrons at a local cafe.
Under Thursday’s sentence, Galliano must pay 6,000 Euro (about $8,500) if he offends again.
He had faced up to six months in prison and a fine of about $32,000 on charges of “public insults based on origin, religious affiliation, race or ethnicity.”
Galliano’s lawyers told CNN they were not surprised with the verdict.
In February, Galliano was videotaped making racist remarks at La Perle bar; a similar incident reportedly occurred in October.
After the video of Galliano surfaced showing him shouting “I love Hitler,” he was fired March 1 from his job as head designer at Christian Dior.
Actress Natalie Portman, a spokeswoman for Dior fragrances, criticized Galliano’s anti-Semitic comments, saying she was “deeply shocked and disgusted.”
Since being fired from Dior, Galliano has been in treatment for alcohol and prescription drug abuse, according to reports.
He has said he is not an anti-Semite and that he made his rants under the influence of drugs and alcohol. He also apologized for his statements.
The court awarded the plaintiffs a symbolic Euro each.
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