Jean-Paul Guerlain fined for racist comment Patrick Patrick Klugman, lawyer for SOS Racism, welcomed the ruling, saying: "We are no longer in an era when prejudices harking from colonial times can prosper." Sabrina Goldman, lawyer for Licra, said the ruling had made it clear "Mr Guerlain was not making a joke and that racism is not an opinion but a crime." Mr Guerlain's lawyer said he had "suffered a lot from this affair" and was considering appealing the verdict. But the perfumer may face more racism charges after three Eurostar workers filed a complaint to police accusing him of targeting them with an anti-immigrant rant as they helped the wheelchair-bound pensioner board a train. After arriving late at Paris Gare du Nord station and missing his train, Mr Guerlain then launched into a tirade against the three, two of whom were black and the third of Asian origin, according to France Info radio. "France is a ----country, this (Eurostar) is a ---- company and what's more the only people who serve us are immigrants," he reportedly said. Mr Guerlain denies making the remarks. Mr Guerlain, who claims to be able to identify 3,000 different fragrances, took over the family perfume house from his grandfather, Jacques, in 1959. He is considered one of the great perfume "noses" of the 20th century, concocting famous scents including Samsara, Nahema and Jardins de Bagatelle. The perfume house remained in the Guerlain family for five generations and has created over 300 fragrances since Pierre Francois Pascal Guerlain, a doctor and chemist, opened his first perfume boutique in Paris 183 years ago. Mr Guerlain was adviser to the brand's current "nose" until 2010 but owner LVMH, the luxury giant, cut all links with him after the row.