Outrage propelled Galliano's rise and fall - Yahoo! News

PARIS (Reuters) - John Galliano brought flair, vision and a touch of outrage to Dior when he joined the Parisian brand over a decade ago, keeping it in the spotlight as some other legacy fashion houses faded into quaintness.

But it was outrage off the catwalk that has destroyed his career and left his future in doubt.

In court Wednesday on charges of anti-Semitic behavior, after a series of outbursts to strangers that prompted Dior to fire him in March as its creative director, Galliano said an addiction to drugs and drinks had left him out of control.

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