Uproar after opening

Sponsor “shocked”: Olympic advertising ended

Major uproar after the Olympic opening ceremony in Paris(Bild: AP/Ricardo Mazalan)

You don't see that every day! The technology company C Spire stops its Olympic advertising because of scenes at the opening ceremony.

"We were shocked by the mockery of the Last Supper during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris," the company announced on Twitter. The result: "C Spire will withdraw its advertising from the Olympic Games!"

At the opening ceremony, Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper" was staged with drag queens. Too much for C Spire - the company is pulling out. "We will not participate in the offensive and unacceptable mockery of the Last Supper," CEO Suzy Hays told the New York Post.

"Insult to Christians"
 Previously, Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Lega leader Matteo Salvini, among others, had already sharply criticized the opening ceremony in Paris.

"Opening the Olympic Games by insulting billions of Christians around the world was a truly terrible start, dear French people!" wrote Salvini on social media.