Designer John Galliano was suspended from French luxury house Christian Dior today, after allegedly verbally accosting a couple that was sitting at an outdoor dining table in Paris last night.  According to French police sources, he supposedly made anti-Semitic remarks. "For the moment we don't know what led him to address the couple," the police source says. "We don't yet know if they knew each other or not."

After the alledged verbal assault Galliano was detained by the police, who found that he had been drinking. The police released him because no charges had been filed, but he was later suspended by Dior. Galliano's lawyer, Stephane Zerbib, says that the designer "formally denies the accusations of anti-Semitism made against him ... is not at all in this state of mind."

Christian Dior president and CEO Sidney Toledano confirmed that Galliano has been suspended from the house until police conclude their investigation of last night's incident, Women's Wear Daily reports. The CEO emphasized that Dior has a zero-tolerance policy against racism and anti-Semitism.

According to police, Galliano's blood alcohol level at the time of the incident was 1.01 and the legal limit for driving in the City of Lights is 0.5. So, in other words the designer was drunk.

Vogue U.K. tells another side of the story: "We had a table at La Perle and John Galliano sat next to us," a source tells Vogue. "He spoke to a couple at a nearby table to say 'Cheers' and they insulted him. An argument started and the police came, Galliano's bodyguard suggested that they should go to the police station to sort it out. He wasn't 'busted' aggressively by police, it was very quiet and peaceful. I definitely didn't hear him say anything anti-Semitic, or against any religion, it was all very calm."

Well, what does this mean for Galliano and Dior's relationship? Only time will tell, but surely this will increase tension within the house and may not bode well for sales of Christian Dior. Check out John Galliano's collection for Dior during Paris Fashion Week to see his latest creations.

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