john galliano was found guilty on all charges of making anti-semitic comments. he will serve no jail time and the court gave him a suspended fine of 6,000 euros ($8,415). the plaintiffs were awarded one symbolic euro each. he was also issued a suspended fine of 2,000 euros for a separate incident in october of 2010.
galliano was not in court to hear his sentence. His lawyer aurélin hamelle spoke to the bbc about the verdict, saying "there is no penalty so to speak which is a very strong sign by the courts, because it shows the court took into account his sincere apology, the fact that mr. galliano undertook treatment for his addiction." before the trail began, hamelle had said that galliano "was a sick person who was suffering from addiction & this something we are demonstrating through medical evidence, export reports." "we must not judge a man, who for 30 years, has been dedicated to diversity, who has been a loving person for all races, cultures & religions...based on 40 minutes where he was sick through alcohol & medication."galliano testified that he suffered from an increasing workload & that he had had no time to mourn after the 2007 death of his close friend, designer steven robinson.
hopefully this will be a new beginning for an amazingly talented man. i look forward to seeing what mr. galliano does next.
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