COLUMBIA — An inebriated John Galliano, sitting in a Paris bar, unleashed an anti-semitic rant (“I love Hitler”) that was captured on a cell phone camera and posted on the internet. Within days, the Dior designer was not only fired from his job but was given a trial date to face criminal charges for his offensive remarks.
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