Exclusive | Red-faced Met honchos admit to furious donors that they made mistake with John Galliano and have shocking take on Anna Wintour: sources

Red-faced Met Museum honchos admitted in a hastily called powwow with fuming wealthy donors that they had made a “mistake’’ in honoring convicted antisemite designer John Galliano, sources said.During a late-afternoon Zoom meeting Monday with the esteemed art institution’s well-heeled board of trustees, CEO Max Hollein and billionaire board co-chair Tony James acknowledged gripes that the museum should have sought more input about the controversial selection, said those with knowledge of the embarrassing session to The Post.“They admitted it was a mistake,” a source said of the one-hour meeting — which was held hours after the castigated haute-couture creator, who once publicly declared, “I love Hitler,’’ announced he would be withdrawing from being honored at the Met Gala’s famous star-studded ball in May, as well as with a specially curated costume exhibit.“There was a conversation that the process did not work and they made the wrong decision,’’ the source said.James personally acknowledged that in hindsight, Galliano, 65, was the wrong choice at the wrong time especially given widespread concerns about rising antisemitism, sources said.New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin, an ex officio trustee who helped drive mounting protest against Galliano’s selection, spoke during the meeting and reiterated that honoring the onetime catwalk virtuoso was a bad move, sources said.But while copping to botching the 2027 mega-fund-raising gala, Met execs and some trustees still refused to take on 76-year-old Vogue editrix Anna Wintour — and even her flamboyant buddy Galliano.“People were complimentary of Anna,” a source said — adding that Met leadership was grateful that Galliano bowed out on his own.Wintour, the ironfisted power behind the gala, has remained loyal to the eccentric Galliano, helping him to continue his fantastical work in the fashion field since his fall from grace.Around 2011, Galliano was the star of legendary fashio...