Fashion icon John Galliano has been suspended from Dior after he was arrested by police for allegedly pulling a Mel Gibson and hurling anti-Semitic insults at a couple in Paris.

Apparently he was at a bar in the Marais district when he allegedly began his verbal assault in two unsuspecting strangers.

He was taken into police custody and given a sobriety test where his blood alcohol level was at twice the legal driving limit. Sidney Toledano, chairman and CEO of Christian Dior Couture said in a statement:

“Christian Dior has an unequivocal zero-tolerance policy regarding anti-Semitism and racism,”

Galliano is currently suspended pending the police investigation. Charges were not filed against the 50 year old fashion icon who is scheduled to show Dior’s autumn/winter collection next week and his own collection, John Galliano on March 6.

His lawyer, Stéphane Zerbib,  released his own statement:  There was never the slightest comment of a racist or anti-Semitic connotation.

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