Former Fuller House star Candace Cameron Bure isn’t holding back when it comes to how she really feels about the opening ceremony at the 2024 Paris Olympics. After a performance on July 26 appeared to recreate the famous painting The Last Supper with drag queens taking part, Candace took to Instagram to share how “disgusted” she was, even going so far as to accuse the performance of blasphemy.
The opening ceremony, which featured drag queens sitting together at a long table as they’re joined by ancient Greek god Dionysus, has created a lot of buzz online, both from those who loved it and those who weren’t feeling it. There are also people who are deeply offended by it and believe that it was intended to mock Christianity by depicting the famous painting by Leonardo Da Vinci, The Last Supper, which shows the artist’s interpretation of Jesus announcing that one of his apostles will betray him.
As CBS reported, Anne Descamps, the spokesperson for the 2024 Olympics, apologized and attempted to clarify what artistic director Thomas Jolly was trying to accomplish with the scene.
“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,” she said. “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.”
