The hottest topic of the day is John Galliano’s trial. Accused of verbally assaulting some clients with anti-Semitic expressions in February this year, the designer came to the Palais de Justice in Paris on Wednesday morning, all dressed in black: leather pants, jacket and scarf.
* According to a Twitter user who is currently in the courtroom, the jury has read some of the prejudiced terms used by Galliano.
* One of the victims said that nobody did anything against John’s attack, because he is a friend of Arturo Anhalt, the owner of the establishment. Then Arturo denied, saying that the designer only visited the bar twice a year. * During the charge, Galliano said he doesn’t remember anything from the night of the incident. "I just remember arriving at the police station." His defense is focused on the defendant’s problem with drugs – he said, alcohol and tranquilizers.
* The designer said that his father’s death affected him greatly. "I had no time to mourn," he said, adding that he suffered great pressure from Dior. The first prosecution witness, Geraldine Bloch confirmed that she was offended by John.