Dior suspends designer Galliano over anti-Semitic heckling reports

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Dior star designer John Galliano was suspended, French media reported Friday, one day after he was accused of making anti-Semitic comments and becoming combative on a bistro terrace in Paris.

Police took Galliano in for interrogation after a complaint by the couple he allegedly targeted. Investigators said they found him to have an alcohol level of 1.1 mg/ml of blood.

"Dior affirms with the utmost conviction its policy of zero tolerance towards any anti-Semitic or racist words or behaviour," chief executive Sidney Toledano said in a statement.

"Pending the results of the inquiry, Christian Dior has suspended John Galliano from his responsibilities," he added.



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