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Metropolitan Museum of Art cancels planned 2027 Met Gala exhibit on fashion designer John Galliano

Gallianowas fired from the post of creative director of Christian Dior when a series of racist and antisemitic comments from 2010 and 2011 surfaced and went viral, leading to his conviction in an antisemitism trial in France.

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John Galliano Bows Out of Met Museum Show After Criticism Mounts

Donors, politicians and Jewish leaders questioned the Met’s decision to honor Galliano, a fashion designer who was found guilty of a hate crime for his antisemitic outbursts.

© Ryan Murphy for The New York Times

Some have questioned why the Metropolitan Museum of Art decided to honor John Galliano at a time of rising antisemitism.
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