Which fashion designer was sacked by Dior in 2011 after being found guilty of making anti-Semitic comments?
Christian Dior SE The 60th Anniversary of the founding of the Maison Dior was officially celebrated in 2007 as well. By February 2011, the House of Dior was in scandal after accusations of John Galliano making anti-Semitic remarks made international headlines: the company found itself in a "public relations nightmare." Galliano was fired in March and the scheduled presentation of his Fall-Winter 2011/2012 ready-to-wear collection went ahead without him, amid the controversy, on 4 March. Before the start of the show, chief executive Sydney Toledano gave a sentimental speech on the values of Christian Dior and alluded to the family's ties to the
John Galliano found guilty of making anti-semitic remarks and sentenced to pay a total of €6,000 in suspended fines after a French court found him guilty of voicing public insults on account of race. A Paris commercial court, in March 2011, rejected a claim for damages by Galliano's company, Cheyenne Freedom, "following the termination of its consultancy agreements with Christian Dior Couture SA". The court ordered Cheyenne Freedom to pay Dior €1.17 million "for hurting the company’s image and reputation". On 21 November 2013, the Paris Court of Appeals rejected an appeal by Christian Dior Couture SA, which was seeking to move