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Reacting to the controversy over the weekend, the Olympics and Paralympics’ artistic director Thomas Jolly denied that “The Last Supper” even served as a reference in an interview with ...
The ceremony's use of camp elements received a mixed reception. A segment said to be celebrating diversity, and featuring drag, was criticized by Christian and conservative organizations and figures for allegedly referencing The Last Supper, which some critics interpreted as mocking Christianity, though Jolly denied that this was the intent. [2]
Paris Olympics organizers issued an apology on Sunday after a scene depicting the Greek god Dionysus drew criticism for allegedly mocking Leonardo da Vinci's painting “The Last Supper,” which ...
According to Reuters, some Christian groups felt offended by the use of religious imagery—in this case, Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper," though the Olympics clarified any resemblance to ...
Paris Olympics organizers apologized to anyone who was offended by a tableau that evoked Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper” during the glamorous opening ceremony, but defended the concept ...
The Paris Olympics drew ire Friday for an opening ceremony scene that some religious viewers felt was mocking Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper, which depicts Jesus and his disciples before ...
For the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, French drag queen Nicky Doll (pictured in 2022) carried the Olympic torch during the relay and appeared in the opening ceremony.. Three drag queens—Nicky Doll, who competed on the twelfth season of the American television series RuPaul's Drag Race and hosts the French spin-off series Drag Race France, as well as Minima Gesté and Miss Martini—carried ...
Donald Trump Calls Olympics Opening Ceremony a ‘Disgrace’ for Mocking ‘Last Supper,’ Even Though Organizers Said the Tableau Was a Nod to Dionysus Zack Sharf July 30, 2024 at 9:19 AM