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Metropolitan Museum of Art cancels planned Met Gala exhibit on fashion designer John Galliano

CBS News and National Review - The Corner describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened The museum said the exhibit, which had been planned as the May 2027 spring Costume Institute show launching the annual Met Gala, will be replaced by another show.
The headline split The left frames it as "Galliano pulls his Met Gala exhibition after antisemitism backlash". The right frames it as "A Spot-On Response to the Met’s Galliano Exhibition Cancellation".
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17 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.

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Left / center-leftGalliano pulls his Met Gala exhibition after antisemitism backlash

Le Monde English · Center-left · News report

CenterMetropolitan Museum of Art cancels planned Met Gala exhibit on fashion designer John Galliano

WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville) · Center · News report

Right / center-rightJohn Galliano bows out of Met exhibition as backlash over antisemitism mounts

The Jerusalem Post · Center-right · News report

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WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville)News report · Aug 31, 4:18 PM

Metropolitan Museum of Art cancels planned Met Gala exhibit on fashion designer John Galliano

The museum said the exhibit, which had been planned as the May 2027 spring Costume Institute show launching the annual Met Gala, will be replaced by another show.

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The Jerusalem PostNews report · Aug 31, 8:19 PM

John Galliano bows out of Met exhibition as backlash over antisemitism mounts

The reversal came less than a month after the Met announced that Galliano would be the subject of its spring 2027 Costume Institute exhibition.

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WPIX PIX11 (Nexstar, New York)News report · Aug 31, 5:52 PM

Amid backlash, museum cancels planned Met Gala exhibit on fashion designer John Galliano

NEW YORK (AP) — The Metropolitan Museum of Art is canceling its planned exhibit honoring British designer John Galliano — plans that had led to bitter backlash in the Jewish community and b...

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KABC / ABC7 Los AngelesNews report · Aug 31, 5:40 PM

Metropolitan Museum of Art cancels John Galliano exhibit after controversy

The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced Monday it will not go forward with its exhibit on fashion designer John Galliano.

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WLS / ABC7 ChicagoNews report · Aug 31, 5:40 PM

Metropolitan Museum of Art cancels John Galliano exhibit after controversy

The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced Monday it will not go forward with its exhibit on fashion designer John Galliano.

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KGO / ABC7 San FranciscoNews report · Aug 31, 5:40 PM

Metropolitan Museum of Art cancels John Galliano exhibit after controversy

The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced Monday it will not go forward with its exhibit on fashion designer John Galliano.

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WPVI / 6abc PhiladelphiaNews report · Aug 31, 5:40 PM

Metropolitan Museum of Art cancels John Galliano exhibit after controversy

The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced Monday it will not go forward with its exhibit on fashion designer John Galliano.

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KTRK / ABC13 HoustonNews report · Aug 31, 5:40 PM

Metropolitan Museum of Art cancels John Galliano exhibit after controversy

The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced Monday it will not go forward with its exhibit on fashion designer John Galliano.

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ABC7 New YorkNews report · Aug 31, 5:40 PM

Metropolitan Museum of Art cancels John Galliano exhibit after controversy

The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced Monday it will not go forward with its exhibit on fashion designer John Galliano.

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Le Monde EnglishNews report · Aug 31, 5:39 PM

Galliano pulls his Met Gala exhibition after antisemitism backlash

After fashion designer John Galliano was convicted of racist and antisemitic comments in 2011, he faced criticism from public figures, which, on Monday, led him to cancel an exhibition of h...

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InstapunditOpinion · Aug 31, 5:35 PM

SPRING FASCISM PREVIEW: Anna Wintour’s John Galliano-themed Met Gala is canceled after furious backl

Anna Wintour’s John Galliano-themed Met Gala is canceled after furious backlash over disgraced designer’s antisemitic and racist rant claiming ‘I love Hitler.’

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NBC NewsNews report · Aug 31, 5:31 PM

John Galliano show at Met Gala canceled due to backlash over past antisemitic remarks

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City announced that the Met Gala show set to honor John Galliano would no longer go forward due to the 65-year-old’s past anti-Jewish and anti-Asi...

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CBS NewsNews report · Aug 31, 5:12 PM

John Galliano's Met Gala exhibit canceled amid backlash

The Met's decision to highlight the work by designer John Galliano sparked widespread controversy due to his history of antisemitic and racist comments.

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National Review - The CornerNews report · Aug 31, 5:05 PM

A Spot-On Response to the Met’s Galliano Exhibition Cancellation

The exhibition is gone, but the Met’s moral failure remains.

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KTLA5 (Nexstar, Los Angeles)News report · Aug 31, 4:59 PM

John Galliano pulls out of 2027 Met Gala exhibit

The fashion designer at the center of the 2027 Met Gala has announced he's dropping out of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's exhibition. Next year's event was planned to honor John Galliano,...

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Global News (Canada)News report · Aug 31, 4:49 PM

John Galliano pulls out of Met exhibit following controversy

The museum said the exhibit, which had been planned as the May 2027 spring Costume Institute show launching the annual Met Gala, will be replaced by another show.

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The New York TimesNews report · Aug 31, 4:13 PM

John Galliano Bows Out of Met Museum Show After Criticism Mounts

Donors, politicians and Jewish leaders questioned the Met’s decision to honor Galliano, a fashion designer who was found guilty of a hate crime for his antisemitic outbursts.

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