A French drag queen from the 2024 Paris Olympics ceremony is speaking up about the controversy — telling us the whole point was to showcase France’s LGBTQ+ scene and definitely not to offend anyone.
A rep for the singer and former “Drag Race France” star Piche tells TMZ … offending anyone or a whole religion was the last thing they were thinking about. They just saw it as a fun, joyous, pop culture moment that most of the planet felt.
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That said, Piche, who rocked an extravagant catwalk in the rain during the ceremony, is really happy that queer people were able to be represented in the show.
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As we saw … Piche and a whole crew of drag queens were front and center during the opening ceremony, including a segment that gave off serious Last Supper vibes.
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Former “Full House” star Candace Cameron Bure was one of the loudest critics … calling the production “completely blasphemous” and flat-out “disgusting.”
With loads of people from the Catholic Church and other Christian groups also upset, the Olympic organizers apologized.
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They said the scene wasn’t meant to reference the Last Supper — it was just about celebrating and having fun with Dionysus, the Greek god of wine.
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