Former MLB All-Star Roy Oswalt slammed the Paris Olympics opening ceremony on Friday night after attendees performed a parody of “The Last Supper.”
Oswalt, who played for teams including the Houston Astros and Philadelphia Phillies during his 13-year major league career, was among those appalled by the ceremony.
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Former Houston Astros pitcher Roy Oswalt throws the ceremonial first pitch before Game 2 of the American League Championship Series, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022, at Minute Maid Park in Houston. (Brett Kummer/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)
“I’m going to take this at a risk, but I think this will be the least-watched Olympics in decades because of this disgraceful opening!” he wrote to X.
The performance, which also included young children, drew harsh criticism.
U.S. and world leaders condemn mockery of ‘Last Supper’ at Paris Olympics opening ceremony
Other acts during the opening ceremony received mixed reviews from viewers on social media, including one scene that showed a woman and two men embracing each other, seemingly suggesting a love triangle.
The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will have a historic opening on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Lucas Neves/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
A headless portrait of Marie Antoinette, the last queen before the French Revolution, also drew criticism.
The inclusion of drag queens on the torch relay route also drew criticism.
Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker called the ceremony “crazy” in a post on his Instagram Story, adding a biblical verse: “Do not be deceived, God will not be mocked.”
Thomas Joly, artistic director of the opening ceremonies, said the inspiration behind all the performances was to reinterpret how the world sees France.
The Olympic rings are lit up during a light show during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, on July 26, 2024. (Christian Livig – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)
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“The great thing is that the French, and the whole world, have an idea of what France is like and I want to capitalise on that idea. I want to start by breaking the clichés, because clichés come with other things,” he told the Olympics website.
Fox News’ Paulina Deday contributed to this report.
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