Former MLB All-Star Roy Oswalt criticized the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics on Friday night after participants at the event performed a parody of The Last Supper.
Oswalt, who played for the Houston Astros and Philadelphia Phillies, among other teams, during his 13-year MLB career, was among those who were horrified by the ceremonies.
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Former Houston Astros pitcher Roy Oswalt throws out the ceremonial first pitch before Game 2 of the American League Championship Series at Minute Maid Park on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022, in Houston. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)
“I'm going out on a limb here, but I'm guessing this will be the least watched Olympics in decades with that insulting opening,” he wrote on X.
The performance, which also featured a small child, sparked harsh criticism.
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Other acts during the opening ceremony also received mixed reviews from viewers on social media. In one scene, a woman and two men were seen hugging each other, seemingly suggesting a threesome.
The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will kick off in historic fashion in Paris, France on July 26, 2024. (Lucas Neves/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
A headless depiction of Marie Antoinette, the last queen before the French Revolution, also drew criticism.
The inclusion of drag queens in the torch relay also drew criticism.
Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker called the ceremony “crazy” on his Instagram Stories and included a Bible quote that read: “Do not be deceived, God is not mocked.”
Thomas Jolly, artistic director of the opening ceremony, said the inspiration behind all the performances was to reinterpret the way the world sees France.
The Olympic rings are illuminated during a light show during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Christian Liebig-Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)
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“The extraordinary thing is that everyone, both in France and in the rest of the world, has an idea of what France is. And I want to play with that, that's where I want to start: breaking clichés, because clichés come with other things,” she said, according to the Olympic website.
Fox News' Paulina Dedaj contributed to this report.
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