26 February,2011 07:39 AM IST | | Agencies
Christian Dior has suspended star fashion designer John Galliano pending an inquiry into allegedly anti-Semitic remarks.
Galliano was escorted home by French police after a drinking session that ended with him hurling insults at a couple, according to a police source.
John Galliano
"Dior affirms with the utmost conviction its policy of zero tolerance towards any anti-Semitic or racist words or behaviour," Dior chief executive Sidney Toledano said in a statement.
"Pending the results of the inquiry, Christian Dior has suspended John Galliano from his responsibilities," the fashion house said in the statement.
But Galliano's lawyer Stephane Zerbib has said the designer "formally denies the accusations of anti-Semitism made against him".
Galliano "is not at all in this state of mind (and) will explain later," he said, adding that "legal action will be taken against those making such accusations."
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Galliano has been at the helm of Christian Dior since 1996. Galliano's creations for Christian Dior are frequently worn by Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, as well as actresses Charlize Theron and Natalie Portman.
