Complaints were also made by Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova and the Anglican Communion in Egypt.

Clearly there was never an intention to show disrespect to any religious group.

Looking at the result of the polls that we shared, we believe that this ambition was achieved.

The delegations from Namibia, Nauru and Nepal sail in a boat along the river Seine during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris on July 26, 2024, as the Eiffel Tower is seen in the background.

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If people have taken any offense we are, of course, really, really sorry.

Opening your event by replacing Jesus and the disciples at the The Last Supper with men in drag.

Lebron James, Lady Gaga, Zinedine Zidane, Celine Dion and Stephen Curry of Team United States at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26