Former Christian Dior designer John Galliano has apologised “unreservedly” for his comments following the emergence of a video in which he declared his love for Adolf Hitler.
The British couturier, who was arrested after a drunken argument in a smart Paris bistro last Thursday, during which he allegedly made antisemitic slurs to a female diner, is believed to have left France and checked into a rehabilitation facility today.
In the wake of the scandal another woman came forward and said she had experienced similar treatment from Mr Galliano last year.
Mr Galliano said: “Antisemitism and racism have no part in our society. I unreservedly apologise for my behaviour in causing any offence.”
