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   >> christian dior says the firing of john galliano after an online video supporting claims that he made antisemitic remarks sent shock waves through fashion week in paris . anne thompson is there. good morning to you.

   >> reporter: good morning, matt. it's all anyone is talking about here in paris . john galliano has dressed some of the most glamorous women in the world and his work has been honored by the french president and britain's queen elizabeth . this morning he's out of christian dior , the victim of his own appalling behavior.

   >> reporter: john galliano 's designs are staples on the carpet. nicole kidman and sharon stone both in dior on the market. his style made him a bold-faced name in fashion. but it's his outrageous words caught on tape and posted by a british newspaper that were too much for the house of dior .

   >> i love hitler. people like you would be dead.

   >> reporter: on tuesday christian dior started firing procedures against its chief designer calling the remarks deeply offensive and in contradiction to the core values of the fashion house . the taped remarks made last december mirror an incident last week that led to the arrest in paris , accused of making antisemitic remarks to a couple in a cafe. this woman was an eyewitness.

   >> john galliano kept insulting this man's girlfriend. and so this man got annoyed and decided to be threatening towards galliano .

   >> reporter: galliano denies wrongdoing, but this tape of as previous event appears to do serious damage to his credibility.

   >> your mothers, your forefathers would be [ bleep ] gassed and [ bleep ] dead.

   >> reporter: in the world of fashion, galliano is a legend. his client list, a plus. from the late princess diana to actress charlize thereon but one fan turned on him -- natalie portman , sunday's best actress winner and the public face of dior . after the video appeared this week, portman, who is jewish, said she was shocked and disgusted and will not be associated with galliano in any way. in a business where image is everything, fashionistas wonder if he can survive it.

   >> it will be difficult for him to get back into the industry unless he goes into rehab and the video is completely forgotten.

   >> reporter: interestingly, none of the women to whom galliano made the remarks is jewish. still, making antisemitic remarks is a crime in france. if he's charged and convicted, he could get six months in prison.

   >> anne, thank you very much.

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