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Paris Olympics 2024: All you want to know about the closing ceremony

The closing ceremony of the Paris Games will take place at the Stade de France, the athletics venue, on Sunday. This is in contrast to the ambitious opening ceremony held at the Seine river on July 26.

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When is the Olympics closing ceremony 2024? Start time, who is performing and how to watch today

When is the Olympics closing ceremony 2024? Start time, who is performing and how to watch today

Tom Cruise, Snoop Dogg, Billie Eilish and the Red Hot Chili Peppers could all feature during star-studded Paris event

Evening Standard

Tom Cruise rumoured to perform stunt at Olympics closing ceremony

Tom Cruise rumoured to perform stunt at Olympics closing ceremony

With Tom Cruise widely predicted to engage in a death-defying stunt on the roof of the Stade de France, Sunday's Paris Olympics closing ceremony promises a memorable passing of the five rings flag to Los Angeles.

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Olympic closing ceremony revised ‘umpteen’ times after opening event furore

The executive director of the closing ceremony has admitted that he had to revise the script ‘for the umpteenth time’ following a backlash against the Seine event

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When Is The Paris 2024 Olympics Closing Ceremony? How To Watch From Australia

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A global conflict is playing out at the Paris Olympics – just not in the way we think

From a row about an allegedly blasphemous biblical scene to a controversial boxing match, the Games have been hijacked by culture wars between Russia and the west, says Guardian columnist Nathalie Tocci

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When do the 2024 Paris Olympics end? What to know about the closing ceremony

A guide to the Paris Olympics closing ceremony

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John Oliver mocks Donald Trump for ‘strange’ Paris Olympics criticism

John Oliver mocks Donald Trump for ‘strange’ Paris Olympics criticism

Late night host pointed out a confusing detail about Trump’s past

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Paris prosecutors open investigation into harassment of Olympics show artists

Paris prosecutors open investigation into harassment of Olympics show artists

Paris prosecutors have launched a probe into a cyberharassment campaign after Thomas Jolly, the ceremony's artistic director, and other artists involved in the ceremony filed complaints.

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French prosecutors open inquiry into death threats to opening ceremony artistic director

French prosecutors open inquiry into death threats to opening ceremony artistic director

Public prosecutors have opened a formal investigation into death threats and cyber-harassment of Thomas Jolly, the artistic director of the Olympic Games opening ceremony

The Guardian - UK

Police probe death threats against Paris Games opening ceremony director

Police probe death threats against Paris Games opening ceremony director

Paris prosecutors announced Friday that police have launched a hate speech investigation after Thomas Jolly, the artistic director of the Olympics opening ceremony, reported receiving death threats and public insults and being defamed. Jolly filed the complaint following backlash over a controversial scene in the ceremony some saw as a…

Police investigating hate speech targeting Olympics opening ceremony artistic director Thomas Jolly

Police investigating hate speech targeting Olympics opening ceremony artistic director Thomas Jolly

Paris prosecutors say an investigation into hate speech online has been open following a complaint by Olympics opening ceremony artistic director Thomas Jolly for “death threats,” “public insults” and “defamation.”

The Independent UK

How the Olympics opening ceremony triggered a debate on ‘woke ideology’ in France

How the Olympics opening ceremony triggered a debate on ‘woke ideology’ in France

France was hurt, divided and in need of a great federating event after recent elections. And Emmanuel Macron framed the Olympic Games as an opportunity to “unite around a France that welcomes the world”, calling for a “political truce” during that time.

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French DJ files legal complaint over death threats after Olympic opening ceremony

French DJ files legal complaint over death threats after Olympic opening ceremony

A storm of outrage about the Paris Olympics' opening ceremony has taken a legal turn, with a DJ who performed at the show saying her lawyer is filing complaints over a torrent of threats and other abuse that the LGBTQ+ icon has suffered online in the ceremony's wake.

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With Games In Full Swing, Opening Ceremony Controversy Simmers On

The controversy over the iconoclastic opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics is refusing to abate days into the Games, with conservative political figures worldwide condemning a show that has been staunchly defended by President Emmanuel Macron and its creators.

The Independent UK

Olympics opening ceremony DJ files legal complaints after ‘last supper’ fiasco

Legal complaints will be filed regardless of “whether committed by French nationals or foreigners”

The Guardian - UK

‘I feel naked in front of the entire world’: Olympics opening ceremony composer Victor le Masne

He started in French electro. Now he’s musical director of the Olympics. He talks about playing Macron his club-banger anthem, defying the far right and sampling workers on Notre Dame

Activist Faces Backlash Over Misinterpreted “Last Supper” Act At Olympics, Files Suit

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‘Open-minded’ Trump slams ‘disgraceful’ Olympics opening ceremony

‘We won’t be having a Last Supper as portrayed the way they portrayed it the other night,’ Trump said, referring to the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics

DJ files suit over death threats from those claiming Olympics ceremony parodied 'Last Supper'

French DJ Barbara Butch has filed legal complaints over the death threats and other abuse she has received since featuring in a segment of the Paris Olympics' opening ceremony that some saw as a parody of Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper". The ceremony's artistic director has denied the tableau…

The Independent UK

Olympic opening ceremony star hits out at abuse over ‘Last Supper’ performance

The ceremony’s artistic director Thomas Jolly has repeatedly said that he wasn’t inspired by The Last Supper

Olympic "satanism" controversy explained

Actor Candace Cameron Bure said the opening ceremony tableau served to "blaspheme and mock the Christian faith"

The Guardian - UK

Olympic ‘Last Supper’ scene was in fact based on painting of Greek gods, say art experts

Dutch artist’s 17th-century work said to have inspired tableau that has offended Christian and conservative critics

Radio France Internationale

Paris Olympic opening creator rebuffs anti-Christian criticism

The mastermind of the ambitious – and controversial – Paris Olympics opening ceremony has rejected criticism that his boundary-breaking show had gone too far, saying it had created a 'cloud of love and tolerance'.

Paris Olympics Apologize For Controversial Opening Ceremony Scene

Paris Olympics apologizes for controversial opening ceremony scene resembling 'The Last Supper,' clarifying it was inspired by Dionysus, not meant to mock.

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