John Galliano Withdraws From Met Show
The British designer was convicted of antisemitic and anti-Asian hate speech. Also: What was Peter Thiel doing at a VIP preview at the British Museum, and should we be scared?
Renowned British fashion designer John Galliano has pulled out of an upcoming exhibition at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute due to backlash over his history of antisemitic and anti-Asian hate speech. The exhibit, which was scheduled to coincide with the 2027 Met Gala, will now be canceled. Galliano was convicted in a French court in 2011 for making antisemitic and anti-Asian remarks, as well as using a racial slur against a woman.
He was fined €6,000 ($6,962) and was later dismissed from his position as creative director at Dior in March 2011 following a video in which Galliano declared "I love Hitler."
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