What should’ve been a celebratory moment has instead turned into the center of multiple controversies after the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony featured a colorful ensemble of “Drag Queens,” men in underwear, and other characters performing what many perceived to be a reenactment of the famous mural by Leonardo da Vinci, The Last Supper.
The central figure in the act, a drag artist known as Barbara Butch, has since decided to sue a non-disclosed number of people after being the object of insults and, most importantly, death threats for what detractors believed to be a “disrespectful mockery” of their religion and values.
“Since the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, artist, DJ, and activist Barbara Butch has been the target of an extremely violent campaign of cyber-harassment and defamation,” the lawyer’s statement reads.
