English 中文网 漫画网 爱新闻iNews 翻译论坛
中国网站品牌栏目(频道)
当前位置: Language Tips > 每日播报

Fashion star going to court over 'racist tirades'

[ 2011-06-21 10:49]     字号 [] [] []  
免费订阅30天China Daily双语新闻手机报:移动用户编辑短信CD至106580009009

进入英语学习论坛下载音频 去听写专区一展身手

John Galliano faces charges in a French court on Wednesday that he began spouting racist tirades at a Paris bar, which the fallen superstar designer blames on drug and alcohol addiction.

If found guilty, the 50-year-old couturier - considered one of the finest fashion designers of his generation - will face a sentence of six months in jail and a fine of 22,500 euros ($32,000).

Ever since the flamboyant designer's spectacular fall from grace that saw him sacked from Dior in March, after a total of three alleged outbursts came to light, Galliano has "been doing nothing", said his lawyer ,Aurelien Hamelle.

"He's treating his addiction to alcohol and medication. He will think about his professional future" after the trial, said Hamelle, who replaced his former lawyer, Stephane Zerbib, after Galliano accused him of embezzlement.

The British designer was arrested on Feb 24 in a drunken state after a couple in a cafe in Paris' fashionable and historically Jewish Marais district alleged he had subjected them to a stream of anti-Semitic abuse.

Another woman then came forward to say she had suffered a similar attack in October last year and then a video surfaced of Galliano insulting someone else in the same bar and declaring "I love Hitler".

Galliano has issued an apology for his behavior, but insisted it was not anti-Semitic. He has lodged a counter-complaint against the couple in the first incident, alleging defamation.

But in the footage published online by Britain's Sun newspaper, a visibly drunk Galliano tells another couple, in the same Paris bar, La Perle, "I love Hitler".

He adds: "People like you would be dead. Your mothers, your forefathers, would all be... gassed."

The release of the video prompted fashion house Dior to sack their star designer, saying his behavior and language was "particularly odious" and sending shockwaves through Paris' tightly knit fashion world.

"This video, where he even looks a little strange to himself, gave him a shock," said Hamelle.

Galliano has already said that he will attend the trial, as will hundreds of the world's media.

Five people are expected to testify, including two girls who had sat next to him during the Feb 24 altercation and say they had not heard him make anti-Semitic comments.

However, two Italian friends of the woman who was allegedly insulted by Galliano last year are set to confirm her version of events.

For Galliano's lawyer, the varying testimonies show that there's some doubt about what was actually said.

Galliano himself "does not remember because he was in an altered state", said Hamelle.

(中国日报网英语点津 Helen 编辑)

Fashion star going to court over 'racist tirades'

Fashion star going to court over 'racist tirades'

Todd Balazovic is a reporter for the Metro Section of China Daily. Born in Mineapolis Minnesota in the US, he graduated from Central Michigan University and has worked for the China Daily for one year.

 
中国日报网英语点津版权说明:凡注明来源为“中国日报网英语点津:XXX(署名)”的原创作品,除与中国日报网签署英语点津内容授权协议的网站外,其他任何网站或单位未经允许不得非法盗链、转载和使用,违者必究。如需使用,请与010-84883631联系;凡本网注明“来源:XXX(非英语点津)”的作品,均转载自其它媒体,目的在于传播更多信息,其他媒体如需转载,请与稿件来源方联系,如产生任何问题与本网无关;本网所发布的歌曲、电影片段,版权归原作者所有,仅供学习与研究,如果侵权,请提供版权证明,以便尽快删除。
 

关注和订阅

人气排行

翻译服务

中国日报网翻译工作室

我们提供:媒体、文化、财经法律等专业领域的中英互译服务
电话:010-84883468
邮件:translate@chinadaily.com.cn