Natalie Portman 'Disgusted' by Designer's Remarks

By Kelly Fisher Posted Mar 1st 2011 09:00AM

Just a day after winning her first Oscar, Natalie Portman released a statement regarding Dior creative director John Galliano's arrest for alleged verbal assault, according to The New York Times.

Galliano allegedly spewed anti-Semitic remarks at a couple last week while out drinking in Paris. No charges were filed, but it has Hollywood and the fashion industry reeling.

"I am deeply shocked and disgusted by the video of John Galliano's comments that surfaced today," Portman said in a statement. "In light of this video, and as an individual who is proud to be Jewish, I will not be associated with Mr. Galliano in any way."

Portman currently has an endorsement deal with with Dior for its Miss Dior Cherie fragrance, and she can be seen in a new ad promoting the perfume.

The actress was reportedly planning to wear a Dior gown to the Academy Awards on Sunday, but made a last-minute switch after news broke of Galliano's outburst. She ended up wearing a purple gown by Rodarte, who also designed the costumes for 'Black Swan.'

"I hope at the very least, these terrible comments remind us to reflect and act upon combating these still-existing prejudices that are the opposite of all that is beautiful," Portman continued.

Galliano was caught on video hurling shocking insults toward bar patrons, including comments such as "I love Hitler," according to the U.K.'s Sun newspaper. He continued, saying, "People like you would be dead today. Your mothers, your forefathers would be f**king gassed."

Dior has since suspended Galliano, who was in Paris preparing for Paris Fashion Week.

Tags: natalie Portman

Comments

(17)

Tuesday 01 March

By Diane

Highest Rank Vote down Vote up Report this

How can you not like Jewish people. God gave them our dietary laws, to bless us. We are all blessed because of Abraham.
We would all be eating fly and insect infested food if it was not for the Torah... Get a freaking education, retards...

Saturday 05 March

By Ankhorite

Vote down Vote up Report this

You don't do yourself much good by responding to anti-Semetic remarks with an insulting mocking people with disabilities.

Way to miss the point, ma'am.

By Amy

Yet she has no trouble supporting child rapist Roman Polanski.

By CHAS

Lowest Rank Vote down Vote up Report this

IN REGARD TO MS PORTMAN, JEWISH OR NOT, SHE IS A B ACTRESS AT BEST, IN STARWARS SHOULD COULD NOT EVEN ACT AND IN THE SWAN ALL SHE REALLY HAD TO DO IS ACT CRAZY, SO EASY!

By Polar Patrol

B-LIST ACTORS DON'T USUALLY WIN OSCARS. SHE SUCKED IN STAR WARS BUT SO DID EVERYONE; THAT WAS THE FAULT OF THE WRITER/DIRECTOR. ISN'T IT FUN TO READ STUFF IN ALL CAPS?

By ann

...gee thank you for the benefit of your wisdom and deep knowledge of what constitues great acting.

Thursday 03 March

By coco1927

I concur!

By themeeker

Why the person who shot the video didn't take a swing at this pathetic old queen is a mystery to me. I would have decked the little moron.

By lsoxchance

When I heard the news, I asked who he was. My mom said I do not know. lol.

Well, be happy he didn't say it to me. Because he would have gotten a fist between the eyes.

By mlr

Gotta hand it to our press (NOT)- giving this Galliano idiot more press time than anyone as nameless, faceless as he appears to be, deserves. Geez. Portman's reactionary overreach, etal, is just giving this guy yet more dead air time than he deserves. Best advice- ignore nobodys like this idiot. He wants attn. Best way to counter it- is IGNORE him. Now we have to read about this crap. As if some second rate designers' employee is to be elevated to such levels. Pulease.

By courtney

John Galliano is the head designer for the french Luxury fashion house Dior. Portman only said this because she has a platform after winning the oscar and is acting Like a petulant child because of it. she's only th face of a dior fragrance campaign and she can't even wear perfume right now because when your pregnant your highly sensitive to smells. Polanski is another thing totally the then underage girl he raped forgave him but since he fled instead of doing his time he's a fuitive from justice which is why people still bellyache about it 34 years later. besides Natalie's kid would only be half Jewish because fiance/baby daddy Ben isn't. that's like Melissa newman is 1/4 Jewish because her dad Paul was half jewish/half christian and her mother Joanne is full blood christian educated in caltholic school until 5th grade

By nibblett

@courtney...WOW, lets hope what ever point or ""view"" you were trying to express in that little ramble, well, lets hope you find it and soon.

The child of a Jewish mother is considered Jewish by Jewish religious authorities.

Melissa Newman gets to decide if she wants to be Jewish or not -- not you. She can choose whether to be a practicing Jew, or whether to identify with her Jewish ethnic heritage; it's not up to you or me.

Portman's response is not that of a "petulant child." It is a mature, reasonable response to a man who is endorsing a repeat of the genocide of her ethnic/religious group in the 1940's. Shame on you for characterizing her sensible remarks in such a denigrating way.

BTW, not all pregnant women are hypersensitive to smells. In any case, a pregnancy only lasts nine months, whereas an endorsement campaign can last several years.

By N2

NATALIE PORTMAN IS AN A+ ACTRESS AND A ROLE MODEL FOR WHAT HOLLYWOOD SHOULD BE. WHEN YOU MAKE SO MUCH MONEY AND HAVE A CELEBRITY PLATFORM YOU HAVE RESPONSABILITY.UNLIKE MORONS LIKE SHEEN SHE TAKES THAT SERIOUSLY AND WITH DIGNITY. SHE WILL BE AN A LISTER FOREVER.

By ary

High Rank Vote down Vote up Report this

He must be high on Charlie Sheen, you know, that explosive new drug making the scene...turns your mouth into a sh*t-spewing sewer.

By Leila

Dior should get rid of that idiot for good!

By sharmen_tutt2000

Low Ranked Vote down Vote up Report this

Natalie Portman is disgusted? By what? Besides the fact that she wasn't even there, some people might find it disgusting that she got pregnant while on the job by a man she obvioulsly hadn't known some years and then had the nerve to get pregnant out of wed-lock, I mean seriously, one OSCAR does not a right to judgement make.

Page 1 of 1