C Spire Pulls Olympic Ads Following Opening Ceremonies Controversy
Mississippi-based wireless carrier C Spire said it will pull all its commercials from the Olympic Games in Paris following a controversial segment in the opening ceremonies. “We were shocked by the mockery of the Last Supper,” the carrier said on…
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X on Saturday. The scene showed French DJ and producer Barbara Butch in the center of a long table with drag queens on both sides. Olympic officials said the scene was a tribute to Dionysus, the Greek god of wine, not Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper," according to numerous reports. A spokesperson for Paris 2024 said there was "never an intention to show disrespect to any religious group.”