Fashion artist John Galliano launched legal action for defamation

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Last Thursday fashion guru John Galliano allegedly insulted Geraldine Bloch, 35, and threatened to kill her pal Philippe Virgitti, 41, in La Perle Bar. Ms Bloch told cops he called her a "dirty Jew face". Galliano has launched legal action against French Ms Bloch and Mr Virgitti, who is of Asian origin, for defamation.

Galliano was filmed having a vile racist rant during which he declared: "I love Hitler."

The British designer - an alleged Jew hater - then tells a horrified woman: "People like you would be dead. Your mothers, your forefathers, would all be f****** gassed."

His tirade was videoed by a friend of the people he was insulting - who were French and Italian, but not Jewish.

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