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February 28, 2011, Monday
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FAMED fashion designer John Galliano raged against a couple at a Paris cafe with threats, expletives and a remark referring to the man's alleged Asian background, a witness said on Saturday.
Details and a new video of the British-born designer moments after the cafe melee emerged a day after Christian Dior SA suspended him from his post as creative director at Dior fashion house.
The case puts a question mark over the one of fashion's biggest-name houses and the designer, who is widely regarded as one of the most brilliant of his generation and has brought youth and -freshness to Dior.
The suspension, coming nearly a week before Dior's fall-winter 2011-2012 ready-to-wear show in Paris, stemmed from accusations that Galliano made an anti-Semitic insult during the spat last Thursday.
He has denied any wrongdoing, and objects to the suspension.
Witness Marion Bully said she sat nearby at La Perle cafe in the Marais district, and her first star-struck reaction was "Whoa" after seeing Galliano at a table.
Then the witness noticed his dispute with the couple.
"There seemed to be a tense atmosphere, and then I realized John Galliano was speaking to the woman and telling her things that were pretty disagreeable," Bully said. "We heard him say, 'You are really ugly.'"
At one point, after Galliano had repeatedly insulted the woman, "the man picked up a chair and threatened to throw it at him," she added.
"At this point, John Galliano started getting really aggressive," she said, quoting the designer as saying: '"Now, don't touch me!'" and referring to the man's alleged Asian background with a string of expletives.
Amateur video showed Galliano at the scene, being guided back to his seat by what appeared to be a security guard. A man was complaining about Galliano's behavior.
Paris prosecutors said on Friday that police questioned and released the designer after the couple accused him of making an anti-Semitic comment. Police said Galliano's blood alcohol levels were high.
Details and a new video of the British-born designer moments after the cafe melee emerged a day after Christian Dior SA suspended him from his post as creative director at Dior fashion house.
The case puts a question mark over the one of fashion's biggest-name houses and the designer, who is widely regarded as one of the most brilliant of his generation and has brought youth and -freshness to Dior.
The suspension, coming nearly a week before Dior's fall-winter 2011-2012 ready-to-wear show in Paris, stemmed from accusations that Galliano made an anti-Semitic insult during the spat last Thursday.
He has denied any wrongdoing, and objects to the suspension.
Witness Marion Bully said she sat nearby at La Perle cafe in the Marais district, and her first star-struck reaction was "Whoa" after seeing Galliano at a table.
Then the witness noticed his dispute with the couple.
"There seemed to be a tense atmosphere, and then I realized John Galliano was speaking to the woman and telling her things that were pretty disagreeable," Bully said. "We heard him say, 'You are really ugly.'"
At one point, after Galliano had repeatedly insulted the woman, "the man picked up a chair and threatened to throw it at him," she added.
"At this point, John Galliano started getting really aggressive," she said, quoting the designer as saying: '"Now, don't touch me!'" and referring to the man's alleged Asian background with a string of expletives.
Amateur video showed Galliano at the scene, being guided back to his seat by what appeared to be a security guard. A man was complaining about Galliano's behavior.
Paris prosecutors said on Friday that police questioned and released the designer after the couple accused him of making an anti-Semitic comment. Police said Galliano's blood alcohol levels were high.
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