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  "id": 4734505,
  "title": "John Galliano withdraws from Met Museum exhibition following backlash",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/john-galliano-withdraws-from-met-museum-exhibition-following-backlash",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-31T23:09:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Age",
    "slug": "the-age",
    "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/lifestyle/fashion/john-galliano-withdraws-from-met-museum-exhibition-following-backlash-20260901-p60t9x.html?ref=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has cancelled a planned exhibition honouring British fashion designer John Galliano, following backlash over his history of antisemitic statements. The exhibition, set to run from May 2027 to January 2028, was announced on July 31 and would have coincided with the annual Met Gala.\n\nGalliano was convicted of an antisemitic hate crime in 2011 for making horrendous comments about Jews and Asians. He was also fired from his post as creative director of Christian Dior in 2011 after a series of racist and antisemitic comments surfaced.\n\nGalliano has since apologized for the hurt he caused to the Jewish and Asian communities, stating that after much reflection and discussion, he decided it was best for the exhibition not to take place at this time. The decision was welcomed by Jewish leaders, with some donors and politicians having questioned the museum's initial decision to honour Galliano.",
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      {
        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "Metropolitan Museum of Art cancels John Galliano exhibit after controversy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/metropolitan-museum-of-art-cancels-john-galliano-exhibit-after",
        "published": "2026-08-31T13:35:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "John Galliano row: Why has Met cancelled planned exhibit on British fashion designer? ‘I remain deeply sorry for it’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/john-galliano-row-why-has-met-cancelled-planned-exhibit-on-british",
        "published": "2026-08-31T14:39:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Newsweek",
        "title": "John Galliano Found the Limit of the Comeback",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/john-galliano-found-the-limit-of-the-comeback",
        "published": "2026-08-31T14:48:58.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "Met Museum cancels planned John Galliano exhibit after backlash over antisemitism",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/met-museum-cancels-planned-john-galliano-exhibit-after-backlash-over",
        "published": "2026-08-31T16:03:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Art Newspaper",
        "title": "Metropolitan Museum and designer John Galliano cancel planned Costume Institute exhibition amid backlash",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/metropolitan-museum-and-designer-john-galliano-cancel-planned-costume",
        "published": "2026-08-31T21:42:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "John Galliano withdraws from Met Museum exhibition following backlash",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/john-galliano-withdraws-from-met-museum-exhibition-following-backlash-4741088",
        "published": "2026-08-31T23:09:05.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
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