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Olympics Opening Ceremony director says ‘Last Supper’ wasn’t inspiration, amid anti-LGBTQ backlash
Thomas Jolly, who is himself LGBTQ, says he intended to depict a "pagan celebration". Paris 2024 organizers have said sorry to anyone offended.
By Jon Holmes | July 28, 2024