The designer’s anti-Jewish comments resurfaced after the exhibit was announced by the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
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Aug. 31, 2026, 1:31 PM EDT
By Doha Madani
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City announced Monday that a show set to honor British designer John Galliano next year would no longer go forward as backlash grew over the 65-year-old’s past anti-Jewish and anti-Asian remarks.
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