After the Paris Olympics opening ceremony, the drag artist Barabara Butch was mocked online and was given death threats over a controversial set that some felt was a display of the Last Supper of Jesus Christ.

Olympics drag artist Barbara Butch takes online haters to court after opening ceremony controversy

Thomas Jolly, the artistic director of the Paris Olympics opening ceremony has defended the production as a symbol of 'inclusion'. Jolly's vision included a parody of the 'Last Supper' with drag queens, transgenders and naked dancers involved which invited worldwide criticism.

‘We have right not to be worshippers’: Olympics opening ceremony director defends ‘Last Supper’ parody

A US tech company has pulled its advertisements from Paris Olympics 2024 after the opening ceremony mocked the Last Supper. Drag queens and dancers performed a parody of the Leonardo da Vinci's mural painting, which brought flak from all quarters.

Paris Olympics: US tech company pulls its ads over ‘Last Supper’ mocking in opening ceremony

Among the superstitions that have lasted for decades, if not centuries, despite the evolution of modern science is Friday the 13th. The irrational fear of the number 13 is called 'triskaidekaphobia' or ' or 'Paraskevidekatriaphobia' and some suggest that it’s linked to the idea that 12 is a number of perfection.

Today is Friday the 13th. Know why it is considered unlucky and its origins

A sculpture of Benjamin Netanyahu on a giant cake depicting him in the Last Supper has irked the Israeli Prime Minister. He said that the artwork was equivalent to a death threat.

Benjamin Netanyahu irked by Last Supper sculpture; calls it 'equivalent to death threat'

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Olympics drag artist Barbara Butch takes online haters to court after opening ceremony controversy

‘We have right not to be worshippers’: Olympics opening ceremony director defends ‘Last Supper’ parody

Paris Olympics: US tech company pulls its ads over ‘Last Supper’ mocking in opening ceremony

Today is Friday the 13th. Know why it is considered unlucky and its origins

Benjamin Netanyahu irked by Last Supper sculpture; calls it 'equivalent to death threat'