Apparent drag 'parody of Last Supper' at Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony sparks controversy | 26 July 2024 | A crew of drag queens and dancers performed an apparent "parody of the Last Supper" at the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony Friday, drawing intense criticism across social media. "This is crazy. Opening your event by replacing Jesus and the disciples at the Last Supper with men in drag," Clint Russel, the host of the Liberty Lockdown podcast, fumed on X. "There are 2.4 billion Christians on earth and apparently the Olympics wanted to declare loudly to all of them, right out of the gate NOT WELCOME," said Russel. During the show, a group of 18 performers -- including three familiar Drag Race France queens -- struck poses behind what looked like a long table with the Seine River and Eiffel Tower poignantly placed in the background.

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