Paris Olympics organizers have apologized for a scene in the opening ceremony that depicted a modern version of Leonardo Da Vinci's 'The Last Supper'. Thomas Jolly, the art director of the ceremony, denied all allegations of resemblance to the painting after spectators pointed out similarities between the two.
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“And it made me so sad. And someone said, ‘You shouldn’t be sad. You should be mad about it.’ And I’m like, ‘Trust me. It makes me mad.’ But I’m more sad, because I’m sad for souls,” she added., “Dear fellow gays… We demand tolerance and respect but then make a mockery of something sacred for over 2 billion Christians. This type of hypocrisy and lack of understanding is a bad look. We get outraged when the extreme right bashes us, but then we do this shit.
“Clearly there was never an intention to show disrespect to any religious group. On the contrary, I think Thomas Jolly, we really did try to celebrate community tolerance,” spokesperson Anne Descamps said during a press conference on Sunday. “Looking at the result of the polls that we shared, we believe that this ambition was achieved. If people have taken any offense we are, of course, really, really sorry.”Tropical disturbance over Atlantic worries hurricane expertsUnited Airlines flight diverted over 'biohazard' as passengers ask for masks: 'The crew is vomiting'Katherine Schwarzenegger confirms pregnancy with bump photos, hints at sex of baby No.
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