John Galliano is preparing for his first television interview since his infamous 2011 racism scandal.
The designer was dismissed as creative director of Dior after he was seen hurling anti-Semitic abuse at customers in a Paris bar while intoxicated, but is now hoping to rebuild his fashion career and his reputation after months of silence.
The hour-long interview with US talk show host Charlie Rose will be filmed on Wednesday (12.06.13) and the air date is yet to be confirmed.
Liz Rosenberg, Galliano's publicist told WWD: "Charlie Rose has a very close relationship with Oscar. Oscar had been talking to John about the possibility of doing an interview with Charlie. It seemed like a good platform for John to get his story across."
The interview was brokered by Oscar de la Renta, who is a close friend of Galianno's and has openly supported him.
The infamous designer broke his silence regarding the scandal in an interview with Vanity Fair last week.
He said: "When everyone came over to tell me that I had done these terrible things, I was walking round and round and round not really knowing what had gone down.
"My assistant told me about the video. When I saw it, I threw up. The feeling was like I was about to take a step out onto the street and a bus or truck whooshed past me and the blood was drained from my legs."
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