John Galliano Found Guilty, Slapped With Suspended Fine & No Jail Time

The verdict is in: John Galliano will have to pay.

As of Thursday morning, French courts have convicted designer John Galliano for anti-Semitic slurs and hit him with a suspended fine, AP reports.

AP adds that the total fine is around 6,000 euros , or about $8,400.

The amount is less the original called-for sum, as the maximum penalty for Galliano's crimes (insult on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion) is around $32,000 (22,500 euros).

Prosecutors had previously called for a fine of at least 10,000 euros (around $14,000) as well as no jail time, as the maximum Galliano faced under the law was six months, AP reported .

Gallianos lawyer Aurlien Hamelle had argued for his client for be acquitted.

While Galliano did appear in court back in June to make a case for himself, he was not in attendance today to hear the verdict. As reported from the trial , Galliano had said that he wished to be there but was afraid of being hounded by press.

The 50-year-old British designer was charged with "public insults based on origin, religious affiliation, race or ethnicity" stemming from two separate incidents at a Parisian cafe, in which he spouted off comments about Jews as well as Asians to fellow cafe-goers. Around the time of the incident, The Sun also dug up a video in which Galliano goes on an anti-Semitic diatribe, saying "I love Hitler."

Almost immediately after the scandal broke, Galliano was fired from his post as creative director of Christian Dior.

During his June 22 trial , Galliano blamed a trio of addictions -- to alcohol, barbiturates and sleeping pills -- as well as industry pressures, saying that the man that night was not truly Galliano. He pointed to his fashions as evidence, saying, "You can say that I embrace every race, creed, sexuality . I strive for diversity in my creations."