Designer at police station as ‘I love Hitler’ video emerges

Fashion designer John Galliano arrived at a Paris police station yesterday to face accusations he made anti-Semitic slurs, as a new video emerged of him praising Hitler.

He was due to meet a couple who accused him of insulting them during an argument at a trendy Paris cafe while he sat alone sipping a cocktails.

Tests showed Galliano was more than twice the French driving limit after the incident.

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Fashion house Christian Dior has suspended Galliano, its creative director, pending an investigation, citing its “zero-tolerance” policy on anti-Semitism.

It is scheduled to present its autumn-winter 2011-2012 ready-to-wear show on Friday as part of Paris fashion week.

Following media reports on the incident, another woman went to police accusing Galliano of similar anti-Semitic insults towards her in October at the same restaurant – La Perle, in the Marais district.

A video posted on the website of a national newspaper yesterday showed Galliano arguing with a couple at La Perle. It was unclear when the video was recorded.

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At one point in the video, starting in mid-conversation, a woman’s voice asks Galliano, “Are you blond, with blue eyes?”

Galliano, speaking in slurred speech, replied: “No, but I love Hitler, and people like you would be dead today. Your mothers, your forefathers, would be ... gassed and ... dead.”

The newspaper said neither of the people speaking with Galliano were Jewish.

Making anti-Semitic remarks is illegal in France, and can carry up to six months in prison.