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Paris Olympics Producers Say ‘The Last Supper’ Inspired That Opening Ceremony Scene: ‘Many Have Done It Before’
A Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony scene reminiscent of Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper” continued to stir controversy Sunday as Paris 2024 producers and the ceremony’s designer Thomas ...
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Olympics Scrambling to Deny Mocking Jesus' Last Supper, Despite Already Admitting They Did
Officials of the Paris Olympics initially said that the drag queen extravaganza that marked the controversial opening of the Games was, in fact, based upon the iconic “The Last Supper” by ...
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Olympics Ceremony Critics Accused of Mocking the Last Supper Was ‘Celebration in Greek Mythology,’ Creator Claims
Friday night’s Paris Olympics opening ceremony angered people across the world as many interpreted it as a mockery of Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper ” but the man who organized it ...
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Drag queens stun at Opening Ceremony with ‘Last Supper' exhibition
Olympics: The interpretation of the Greek God Dionysus makes us aware of the absurdity of violence between human beings. #Paris2024 #OpeningCeremony ... deemed the "Last Supper" performance ...
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Paris 2024 apologizes for 'Last Supper' sketch after criticism
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 ...
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‘The Chosen’ Creator Responds to Olympics Uproar With First Look at Season 5’s Last Supper
Dallas Jenkins asks, "Is this better than the Olympics imagery ... ceremony by posting a first look at his staging of The Last Supper in the show’s upcoming fifth season.
Newsweek10mon
Pastors Counter Conservative Fury Over Olympics 'Last Supper' Performance
Mandy Taheri is a Newsweek reporter based in Brooklyn. She joined Newsweek as a reporter in 2024. You can get in touch with Mandy via email: m.taheri@newsweek.com. Languages: English, French Two ...
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No, the Olympics Ceremony Did Not Copy “The Last Supper”
A performance involving French singer Philippe Katerine as Bacchus at the Olympics opening ceremony was incorrectly interpreted as a recreation of “The Last Supper.” (photo by Ludovic Marin ...
New York Daily News10mon
Director of controversial Olympics opening says ‘In France, we have the right to love each other’
The Paris Olympics’ opening ceremony on Friday drew significant backlash from conservative and religious groups, including the tech company C Spire, which announced it was pulling its ...
The Salt Lake Tribune10mon
Gordon Monson: Whether Olympic display was Last Supper or Greek gods, what would Jesus say? Chill out.
The outrage over the so-called mockery of the Last Supper during the Opening Ceremony of the Paris Summer Olympics — a presentation that offended some Christians and darn-near every right-wing ...
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Death threats to Opening Ceremony artistic director prompt hate speech probe
Paris prosecutors said Friday that police have opened a hate speech investigation following a complaint by Olympics opening ... wasn’t inspired by “The Last Supper,” critics interpreted ...