{
  "id": 4651542,
  "title": "John Galliano Cancels Met Gala and Exhibit for 2027 Amid Backlash Over Past Racism: ‘I Remain Deeply Sorry’ to the ‘Jewish and Asian Communities’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/john-galliano-cancels-met-gala-and-exhibit-for-2027-amid-backlash",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-31T13:36:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/john-galliano-met-gala-canceled-2027-racism-backlash-1236847252/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Metropolitan Museum of Art is no longer moving forward with its planned retrospective for John Galliano that would’ve run from May 9, 2027 to Jan. 9 2028 and served as the theme of next year’s Met Gala. Galliano, who would have been only the third living fashion designer to be feted by the Met […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "John Galliano Bows Out of Met Gala Amid Backlash",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/john-galliano-bows-out-of-met-gala-amid-backlash",
        "published": "2026-08-31T13:24:07.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}