@c5news: A fashion executive has apologised after a physical altercation with activists during a New York Fashion Week show on Sunday. Steve Kolb, the chief executive of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, was seen ripping a sign reading, ‘Sheep beaten and bloodied for wool. Don’t buy’, from a PETA campaigner before dragging her to the floor and using his hand to cover her mouth during a show for COS in Manhattan. He also placed his hands over another activist’s mouth during exchanges that stunned industry and celebrities present. Security guards later intervene to remove the activists. PETA has likened the “abusive treatment” of its campaigners to what “happens to sheep in the woold industry, when they’re restrained, beaten, and roughly shorn”. Mr Kolb addressed his actions in a statement on Sunday, saying: “I reacted inappropriately to an incident at a show earlier today. It wasn’t my place to do so. I should have let the security team handle the situation.” The council for fashion designers echoed his statement but would not comment on whether Mr Kolb would be disciplined or lose his job over the incident, when questioned by the New York Times. Commenting on social media, one person wrote: “Covering her mouth? I know the activist was disruptive (that’s the point) but she’s entitled to her opinion just as he’s entitled to his. But to drag her down and cover her mouth looks so bad. She could simply have been removed by security (optics still bad but less so).” #5news #fashion

Christine :

Shame on all of you that sat there and let this continue 😕

Naz T :

Single-handedly finishing his own brand

scottbuchanan547 :

Why apologising

mandysenior :

Why didn't anyone stop this wow they all just watching no one to help her. Disgusting 💯

RBAB1971 :

😳😳😳omg what the 😳

Sam Socials :

LOOKS LIKE AI. IF IT IS INDEED TRUE THEN THEY ARE ALL GUILTY & THAT 'MAN' NEEDS LOCKING UP

user24545554674096 :

He’s just been boycotted bad move by him

Punkrablo 🇪🇺 :

Sammy Sam :

horrible behaviour

Gemma 🇮🇪 :

while the rest of them sat and watched him assaulting her, shameful

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Gaillie :

That's assault

Gaby Berze :

Abuser

🌺Belter1314🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🌺 :

And not one of those men stood up for her

mandysenior :

Look how bad he is with her. This is not right, it's disgusting. How he treated her wow 😳

Danaud1 :

This is so called democracy and freedom of speech. 😁 Everyone knows that game too well?

Stevieb1990 :

how have they got in haha

krapo3210 :

In a civilized country this is jail for the attacker and the accomplices doing nothing.

Cyrus Irani 💚🦁❤️ & 🔴🌞🟢 :

Pure assault! he should be jailed

Penny :

The amount of money time spent to put the run way on for personal opinion. It’s wrong. You can clearly see he’s how upset he is. She couldn’t care less

ReignDela :

Good

Amo Zinga :

Lock him up

HONOR현동 :

안좋은 장면. 그러면 안됩니다.

issy :

😡😡

ANY :

😂😂😂

Kiesha :

I'm a trans and single please I need someone to be with I'm really lonely 🙁