French group sues Lagerfeld over ‘fat’ slurs
French group sues Lagerfeld over ‘fat’ slurs
A French group representing full-figured women has taken legal action against controversial fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld over televised comments he made, blaming France’s welfare deficit on “fat people” and saying “nobody wants to see round women on the catwalk.”
The French organization ‘Belle, Ronde, Sexy et je m’assume’ (Beautiful, Round, Sexy and Ok with it), has taken legal action against fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld, the group’s president said on Tuesday.
Betty Aubrière told AFP her organization, which fights on behalf of full-figured women, was demanding “a right to respond to and confront” Lagerfeld over comments he made during a French television appearance earlier this month.
She also confirmed she had filed a complaint of “discrimination and defamation” in the Charente-Maritime region of south-western France, against the German-born Lagerfeld, who has lived in France for decades.
During the October 4th episode of ‘Le Grand 8’ on French TV channel D8, Lagerfeld accused “fat people” of being responsible for a deficit in France’s healthcare system.
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