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Here's the controversy surrounding drag queens who allegedly paid homage to "The Last Supper" during the 2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony, and why people are mad.
BACKLASH OVER OLYMPICS OPENING CEREMONY SCENE: After organizers spoke out to say that what many thought was a take on da Vinci's painting of 'The Last Supper' featuring drag performers was really ...
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 ...
An initial statement from Paris 2024 said the scene was inspired by Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper fresco (housed in Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan, one of the host cities of the 2026 Winter Olympics), [296] though director Thomas Jolly denied this the following day [297] [298] and organisers apologised, saying Philippe Katerine was ...
A tableau from the 2024 Olympics opening ceremony has prompted controversy among the Christian community, who thought the scene resembled "The Last Supper." ... Games shared photos of the moment ...
In a glitzy opening ceremony that was meant to celebrate diversity, the Paris 2024 Olympics has ignited a firestorm of religious controversy. The organizers found themselves in hot water over a ...
Matteo Salvini, an Italian official, posted the images side-by-side on X and wrote, in Italian, “Opening the Olympics by insulting billions of Christians around the world was a really bad start ...
July 26 – A performance staged as part of the Opening Ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, causes controversy when it is seen by some parties as mocking the Last Supper of Jesus Christ and more specifically Leonardo Da Vinci's famous fresco depiction of it. [9]