A U.S. tech company has dropped its Olympic advertising after drag queens and dancers performed an apparent parody of the Last Supper at the 2024 Paris opening ceremonies.
Mississippi-based telecommunications and technology company C Spire announced it cut ties with the games Saturday morning — several hours after the show that sparked outrage across the globe.
“We were shocked by the mockery of the Last Supper during the opening ceremonies of the Paris Olympics. C Spire will be pulling our advertising from the Olympics,” the company posted on X.
C Spire declined to share with The Post what form of advertisements were pulled or how much they forked over to be part of the quadrennial world event.
Company President and CEO Suzy Hays said in a statement that “C Spire is supportive of our athletes who have worked so hard to be a part of the Olympics. “However, we will not be a part of the offensive and unacceptable mockery of the Last Supper, which is why we’re pulling our advertising from the Olympics.”
During a press conference Sunday, Thomas Jolly, the artistic director of the opening ceremony, defended the production as a symbol of “inclusion.”
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