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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 ...
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 ...
The Opening Ceremony also included a tableau of drag queens and dancers that unintentionally resembled Leonardo da Vinci's iconic Renaissance painting, "The Last Supper," which drew in mixed ...
The controversial sketch angered the Catholic Church and many on social media, prompting the organisers to explain the logic behind the parody
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 ...
Thomas Jolly, the opening ceremony director, insisted in an interview with France's BFMTV that "The Last Supper" was not the inspiration behind the scene, explaining that "Dionysus arrives at the ...
The opening ceremony to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games was an over-the-top tribute to France’s history played out along the River Seine, but not everyone who watched it was a fan — including the ...
The ceremony’s artistic director Thomas Jolly had distanced his scene from any “Last Supper” parallels after the ceremony, saying it was meant to celebrate diversity and pay tribute to ...