A French drag queen at the Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony has spoken out about the controversy, telling us the whole purpose was to showcase France’s LGBTQ+ scene and was definitely not meant to offend anyone.
Representatives for the singer and former “French Drag Race” star asphalt TMZ tells… offending anyone or an entire religion is the last thing they want to do. They just see it as a fun, joyful pop culture moment that most people on the planet can relate to.
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Still, Piche, who strutted out in the rain at the awards show, was delighted that queer people were represented on the show.
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As we can see… Piche and a whole slew of drag queens were front and center in the opening sequence, which included a sequence that gave off some serious Last Supper vibes.
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former “full house” star Candace Cameron Burr is one of the loudest critics… Call production “Completely blasphemous” and downright “disgusting”.
With many in the Catholic Church and other Christian groups also upset, Olympic organizers apologized.
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They say the scene isn’t meant to be a reference to The Last Supper – it’s just about celebrating and having fun with Dionysus, the Greek god of wine.
