The cover of today’s New York Post takes designer John Galliano, fresh from his “apology for anti-Semitic remarks” tour, to task for his outfit, which the Post deems a mockery of the garb worn by the Hasidic faithful. As befitting a tabloid not known for its subtlety, the headline reads “Schmuck!” 
 
 But not so fast, says the Anti-Defamation League, which issued a statement defending the designer and bashing the Post story. 
 
 “The New York Post story is a ridiculous, absurd distortion. There is no truth to their accusation that John Galliano was dressed in Hasidic garb, and anyone familiar with the dress of traditional Orthodox Jews should not mistake what Galliano is wearing in the photograph as ‘Hasidic garb,'” wrote the ADL’s Abraham Foxman in a press release. “Hasidim do not wear fedora hats, pinstripe pants, blue jackets or an ascot tie.” 
 
 Come to think of it, we guess we have never seen any Hasid wearing an ascot. But we also can never remember what exactly an ascot is. In this, we defer to Mr. Foxman’s knowledge of haberdashery. And if the ignorant Post reporters don’t know their ascots from their elbows, well, Mr. Foxman contends, it’s either ignorance or something way worse. 
 
 “This is John Galliano being John Galliano. His dress is always eccentric and his hair is always worn long,” the press release continues. “This is, at the very least, ignorance on the part of the reporters and editors at the Post, or, at worst, a deliberate, malicious distortion in an effort to sell newspapers.” 
 
 Whoa, hold on. The Post tries to sell newspapers based on provocative covers. Let’s not make any crazy accusations. But not only is Mr. Foxman defending Mr. Galliano from the Post’s accusation that his style of dress is a deliberate dig at a segment of the chosen people, he defends Mr. Galliano and the efforts the designer has made to learn from his mistakes–including spending hours with Mr. Foxman himself. 
 
 “For the past year and a half, Mr. Galliano has been on a pilgrimage to learn from and grow from his mistakes. Now people are trying to distort and destroy him,” Mr. Foxman concludes. “He has spent hours with me and with others in the European Jewish community, including rabbis and Holocaust scholars, in an effort to better understand himself and to learn from his past mistakes. He is trying very hard to atone.” 
 
 Looks like that apology tour is working, if not with the Post, then with the ADL. ||||| John Galliano, what is wrong with you??? OK, we get that you are “obsessed” with your own perceived Jewish heritage, because about 50,000 words in to this Daily Mail profile of you in rehab it talks about how you are “obsessed” with your own perceived Jewish heritage. But after you’ve been fired from your fashion house and stood trial for (and been found guilty of) racism (or “public insults based on race”) for getting GOTCHAed on video slurring about how you love Hitler because the women with “Dirty Jew faces” you are talking to “would be dead,” MAYBE YOU SHOULD NOT SHOW UP TO FASHION WEEK IN PEYOS. (Those blue tights are an entirely different sort of crime.) 
 
 Also, Oscar de la Renta, it was sweet of you to hire your convicted felon friend, because we are liberals so we know ex-cons need “fresh startsies” or they will never be able to rejoin Society, but now you are in trouble with the Jewishes too. 
 
 Hmmm, but is it possible we (and everybody) are wrong? That somehow John Galliano, showing up in hat and peyos, was not intending to don the costume of a religious sect for his own batshit purposes? Or is there, like, a reason or something? 
 
 Asked for comment about Galliano’s get-up, spokeswoman Liz Rosenberg said, “Your accusations are not at all correct.” 
 
 Rosenberg has apparently been taking communications lessons from the Scientology School of Asserting That A Question Itself Can Be True Or False. 
 
 Anyhoo, here’s Galliano calling women “dirty Jew faces,” because that never gets old. 
 
 [NYPost] ||||| Fashion designer John Galliano, who was fired from Dior after being caught on video hurling antisemitic remarks at people next to him at a restaurant, has just gone and maybe insulted Jewish people, and really everyone, once again. On his way to see the Oscar de la Renta show at New York Fashion Week yesterday — which is to say on his way to somewhere very important, because he is a very important person — Galliano was photographed dressed in a getup that could perhaps be described as a modified Hasidic outfit. You know, black coat, hat (not the hat pictured above), payot, the whole deal. His pants were short and he had on blue tights underneath them, but the inspiration seemed pretty clear. Which, normally, whatever. It's just some dumb fashion guy bein' weird. But in light of what Galliano has said to Jewish people, on video — things like "I love Hitler!" — in the past, it seems more than a little prickish to publicly wear an outfit that does seem to be mocking Jewish traditions. I'm not saying that no one but a Hasid gets to wear hats and payot and long black coats in New York City or anywhere else, people can wear what they want, but given the context, the context of this buffoon, then, well, yeah, it seems pretty bad. Why must you be such a jerk, John Galliano? Because you make silly clothes for models and movie stars? Who cares, ultimately? Ugh, the fashion industry. Ugh ugh ugh. [New York Post] 
 
 It seems that Taylor Swift had to be kept away from Carrie Underwood at last Sunday's Grammy Awards, because the two have beef or something. Well, some chilliness at least. It's cold beef. There's a a cold beef between Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood. Apparently the rift exists because Taylor feels that Carrie is never very friendly to her when they do interact, so she's just decided to avoid her entirely. A rep for Underwood says that she's just shy, so who the hell knows? I can't imagine that Taylor Swift would ever perceive someone's shyness as a personal slight to her. It's not as if Taylor Swift has ever given us the impression that she views the entire world as revolving around her own emotional life, so there's no reason to think that she might assume that someone not being the friendliest or bubbliest or outgoingest is entirely about her. We've no reason to suspect such a thing. So, they didn't interact with each other on the red carpet or at the show, and Taylor didn't give Carrie a standing-O after she performed. That's some mighty cold beef, all cool and beefy, pressed between them. Speaking of, Taylor Swift and Harry Styles have beef. A hot beef. Oh, yeah, their beef is really hot. At the very least it's warm. It's possibly just a warm beef. Whatever temperature the beef is, it's palpable. Taylor made reference to her One Directioner ex at the Grammys by way of a bad British accent, and now the two might have to bump into each other at the upcoming Kids' Choice Awards. Though it's hard to imagine how's they'll actually physically bump into each other when there's all that hot beef between them. Who knows? But, yeah, they were both announced as Kids' Choice nominees this morning, so if they decide to go, which they very likely will given that kids are both of their most ardent fans, they'll have to do a delicate dance of avoiding one another. They don't want children to see their hot beef, after all. It just wouldn't be appropriate. [Us Weekly; People] 
 
 Steve Martin recently welcomed his first child into the world, at 67 years of age. Yes, Martin's 41-year-old wife gave birth back in December, and they're just now informing the public. Sixty-seven years old, huh? So he'll be close to 90 by the time the kid's a sophomore in college. That's... I dunno, man. That's really tough on a kid. And seems kind of cruel. I mean, if that's what they want, that's what they want; it's their DNA. But subjecting a kid to the very real, likely even, possibility that their father will die when they're in their teens or early 20s? And will be in his 70s for most of their childhood? Kinda mean, if you ask me. And I'm someone who has an older dad. Not that old, but older. It can be great and work out fine, as it did for me, but sixty-seven? That's a lot to deal with. Hate to be judgmental about a happy occasion, but what can you do? [Page Six] 
 
 Lady Gaga — remember her? She's a pop act who was popular in the early 2010s — has had to delay some concerts due to an injury. It seems she's suffering from synovitis, an inflammation in the joints that can cause a lot of pain. So it's not really an injury per se, it's a condition of the joints, found often in people with gout and arthritis. So maybe Lady Gaga has been eating a lot of meat? Someone should tell her to stop eating her dresses. Either that or she just has old bones. I mean, some of us have long suspected that she's actually much older than she says she is, that she keeps herself looking young with a strange regimen of tonics and elixirs and by using several mysterious machines that she had her people steal from Madonna's basement. So she may look young on the outside, but you can't fool bones. Bones know how old you are. Bones always know. And now she's suffering the consequences. We wish her a speedy recovery. [People] 
 
 Kathie Lee Gifford wants to move to Los Angeles and take the Kathie & Hoda wacky wine hour with her. The show is going out for two weeks as a special kind of a thing, but it's also rumored to be dry run for a permanent move. See, Kathie's son Cody, you remember Cody, he's on the USC football team just like his dad, and so she'd be closer to him. Plus her daughter Cassidy, who could forget Cassidy, she's trying to be a model and actress, meaning L.A. could work well for her. So Kathie's got motive and reason. And we all know that Hoda has nothing going for her, nothing tying her to any one place, so she might as well drift with the current, right? I mean, what's she got that isn't the show? Nothin', that's what. A whole Hodaload of nothing. One thing that doesn't make sense about the move, though, is that they'd have to do it three hours earlier in the morning, wouldn't they? Like, start at 7 a.m. west coast time in order to air here at 10 a.m. Which means their cushy schedules would get a little less cushy. And how many people really want to drink wine at 7 a.m.? That's going to be weird for them. But they can't stop drinking wine! It's their whole shtick, just like Cougar Town. Something to think about, ladies. As usual, I'd advise that you base your decision on what's best for your wine drinking. As most thoughtful people do. [Page Six] 
 
 Here are some photos of Tallulah Willis smoking a cigarette in a long fur coat. I don't know what else to say about them. She's sitting in a parking lot at one point. She seems deeply invested in whatever is going on on her phone. But mostly the fur coat is what catches the eye. Those Willis girls, man. Those Willis girls sure are something. [Daily Mail] 
 
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 Richard Lawson ||||| NEW YORK CITY — Onetime Christian Dior designer John Galliano has stepped into the middle of another anti-Semitic furor, this time over his choice in fashion. 
 
 Galliano, who gained notoriety in 2011 shouting about his love for Hitler, appeared to again mock devout Jews when he stepped out Tuesday in an outfit replete with a long coat, homburg-style hat and what appear to be peyos — long sidelocks grown to demonstrate faith. 
 
 Galliano, who was on his way to the Fashion Week showcase for Oscar de la Renta — who's trying to revive the fashion pariah's career — triggered a wave of criticism that he was mocking the clothing of ultra-Orthodox Jews. 
 
 But the controversial designer found a surprising ally in the head of the Jewish advocacy group the Anti-Defamation League, which rushed to the designer's defense. 
 
 "There is no truth to their accusation that John Galliano was dressed in Hasidic garb, and anyone familiar with the dress of traditional Orthodox Jews should not mistake what Galliano is wearing in the photograph as 'Hasidic garb,'" Abraham Foxman, the ADL's national director, said in a statement. "Hasidim do not wear fedora hats, pinstripe pants, blue jackets or an ascot tie. This is just John Galliano being John Galliano. His dress is always eccentric and his hair is always worn long." 
 
 Foxman also blasted the New York Post, which ran a photo of Galliano on the front page of their Wednesday issue, and said "This is, at the very least, ignorance on the part of the reporters and editors," Foxman said. 
 
 "[Galliano] has spent hours with me and with others in the European Jewish community, including rabbis and Holocaust scholars, in an effort to better understand himself and to learn from his past mistakes," Foxman added. "He is trying very hard to atone." 
 
 A representative of Galliano also defended the designer Wednesday night, saying Galliano had no intention of mimicking Hasidic garb, according to reports. 
 
 "Mr. Galliano has worn big hats and has had long curly hair for many years," a Galliano representative told MailOnline. "He was in designer attire from head-to-toe including a Stephen Jones hat and Yohji Yamamoto pants." 
 
 The sartorial snafu caused a stir on social media. 
 
 "John Galliano, and anyone, and I mean ANYONE who supports this sick freak should go to Auschwitz," Bradley Scott Reisman said in a 9 a.m. Facebook post. 
 
 "John Galliano- why? The House that Oscar de la Renta built is giving you a chance- must you mock it?" read a 10 a.m. tweet from Michelle Jones. 
 
 Some defended Galliano like Steve Kolb, CEO of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, who said attacks against the designer were "unfair." 
 
 "That is John's hair and how he dresses and certainly not a mockery of others," Kolb tweeted Wednesday morning before adding, "Lets all take a deep breath, relax and remember it's just clothes!" 
 
 Others disagreed. Mark Ferdman replied to Kolb tweeting, "Show me [a] few more pics of him dressed like that over the past couple months, years and I'll consider that POV." 
 
 Some felt that Galliano's wardrobe, whether intentionally offensive or not, was at the very least in keeping with his outrageous reputation. 
 
 "He's crazy. He's totally nuts," said South Williamsburg lawyer and Hasidic leader Marty Needleman. "The stuff about Hitler was really disgusting, but this is just crazy." 
 
 The French fashion house Christian Dior, where Galliano was a top designer, fired him in 2011 after a video surfaced of him professing his love for Adolf Hitler in a Parisian bar. 
 
 "I love Hitler," Galliano slurs in the video while clutching a cigarette. "People like you would be dead today. Your mothers and forefathers would be [...] gassed." 
 
 After the incident, the fashion community shunned him and a French court convicted him on racism charges and fined him 6,000 euros. 
 
 Fellow designer Oscar de la Renta recently offered Galliano a residency at his fashion house in a move many saw as an effort to revive the disgraced icon's career. 
 
 "I said and did things which hurt others, especially members of the Jewish community," Galliano said in a January statement, blaming his racist outbursts on alcoholism. 
 
 "I have expressed my sorrow privately and publicly for the pain which I caused, and I continue to do so. I remain committed to making amends to those I have hurt."
– John Galliano, who was arrested in 2011 and later fired from Dior after going on an anti-Semitic rant, stepped out yesterday apparently dressed as a Hasidic Jew. He was wearing a long jacket, tall hat, and curly sidelocks, reports the New York Post, which has pictures. Not surprisingly, the world was not amused, considering this is the man who was caught on video talking about his love for Hitler. A few typical headlines: Wonkette: "John Galliano, What Is Wrong With You?" The Atlantic Wire: "John Galliano Continues to Be Terrible" Galliano has been working for Oscar de la Renta recently, in his first return to fashion since Dior fired him, the AP reports. In fact, it's his love for fashion that has some defending him: DNAinfo spotted Steve Kolb, CEO of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, tweeting, "That is John's hair and how he dresses and certainly not a mockery of others." Even the national director of the Anti-Defamation League, who says he's spent hours talking to the designer and insists he wants to redeem himself, is on Galliano's side. According to the New York Observer, the ADL press release reads, in part: "Hasidim do not wear fedora hats, pinstripe pants, blue jackets, or an ascot tie. This is John Galliano being John Galliano."