Say it Ain't So Galliano.

It is well-known by now that John Galliano has been suspended by Dior following his arrest Thursday night. Allegedly, Galliano directed anti-Semitic insults at a couple while having a drink at La Perle café in the Marais quartier of Paris. I really don't want to believe this. I want to believe the woman who witnessed the altercation and explained her version of the event in a story posted on Vogue.com:

"We had a table at La Perle and John Galliano sat next to us...He spoke to a couple at a nearby table to say 'Cheers' and they insulted him. An argument started and the police came, so Galliano's bodyguard suggested that they should go to the police station to sort it out. He wasn't 'busted' aggressively by police, it was very quiet and peaceful. I definitely didn't hear him say anything anti-Semitic, or against any religion, it was all very calm." 

The media are all over this story. The rumours are that Galliano became belligerent and that the police were forced to intervene. Every report also seems the need to reiterate that "He was found to have been drinking alcohol at the time". No! C'est pas vrais! 
He was on a terrace in Paris at a popular drink spot so is this supposed to be a sordid detail?

But in all seriousness, anti-semitism is depolorable. 
Clearly, the people at the helm of Dior agree.

However, I am holding out hope that when the details of this case are clarified I can continue to adore this artist as much as I adore his art. 

In other news: La Perle is a regular fave spot-
Really wish I went last Thursday...