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  2. Olympics organizers apologize after 'Last Supper' comparisons ...

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    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 ...

  3. Olympic opening ceremony 'Last Supper' parody sparks Paris ...

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    A parody of Leonardo Da Vinci's famous fresco "The Last Supper" featuring drag queens in the Olympic opening ceremony in Paris has sparked fury among the Catholic Church and far-right politicians ...

  4. Paris Olympics organizers say they meant no disrespect with ...

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    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 ...

  5. The Last Supper (Leonardo) - Wikipedia

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    At the 2024 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, a segment that some [43] have claimed was called La Cène sur la scène sur la Seine [d] (The Last Supper on the stage on the Seine) involving drag queens that was variously claimed to parody The Last Supper or a feast with Dionysus was widely criticised by some Christian conservatives and religious ...

  6. 2000 Summer Olympics opening ceremony - Wikipedia

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    He was also directed and produce some segments of the 1984,1988 and 1992 Summer Olympic Opening and Closing ceremonies and was involved in Sydney's handover segment at the 1996 Summer Olympics closing ceremony. Birch was hired to produce the ceremonies in September 1993,during the ending stages of the successful Olympic bid. [15]

  7. The ridiculous moral panic over the Olympics’ opening ceremony

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    That didn’t last long, and I suspect this new moral panic won’t last over the course of the Olympics. After all, the outrage only shows just how limited in scope their imaginations are. Show ...

  8. List of Olympic Games scandals, controversies and incidents

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    Adolf Hitler arriving at the opening ceremony of the controversial 1936 Berlin Games Jesse Owens on the podium after winning the long jump at the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1931, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) selected the German capital city Berlin as the host city of the 1936 Summer Olympics.

  9. Olympics Organizers Deny ‘Last Supper’ Reference in Opening ...

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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 ...