Jodie Sweetin challenges backlash over Olympics opening ceremony banquet scene after Full House co-star Candace Cameron Bure blasted tableau as ‘disgusting’

Jodie Sweetin has pushed back against the negative reactions to the Olympic opening ceremony scene that angered her Full House co-star Candace Cameron Bure.

The 42-year-old actress, who played Stephanie Tanner, posted a response on social media on Monday after Bure, 48, criticized the controversial Olympics scene that was reminiscent of Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper.”

Sweetin shared a post on Instagram Stories on Monday expressing her doubts about the fuss over the comparison to The Last Supper.

The post, which was originally shared by influencer Matt Bernstein, read: ‘The drag queens at the Olympics were recreating the Feast of Dionysus, not the Last Supper. And even if you thought it was a Christian reference – what’s wrong with that? Why is it a ‘parody’ and not a tribute? Can’t drag queens be Christian too?’

Sweetin also shared a video in which she poked fun at the negative comments, with a comedian explaining how the scene depicted Dionysus. “Tell me you don’t know anything about art or history without TELLING me you don’t know anything about art or history…” Sweetin wrote alongside the video.

Bure, a devout Christian, shared her thoughts on Instagram on Sunday about the images that sparked outrage after they appeared during the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics.

Friday’s spectacle drew criticism for a banquet scene in which an actor playing the Greek god Dionysus stood center stage at a table of transvestites, a scene that resembles a painting from The Last Supper.

Bure called the scene “disgusting” and said it made her both “sad” and “angry” as she spoke out against the piece to her social media followers.

In her passionate video, Bure began by describing how much she enjoyed the Olympics and her personal connection to the Games, before speaking out about her transgression.

‘The Olympics have always brought me so much joy. It’s the best athletes in the world competing for the title.

“It was sickening to see such an incredible and beautiful event unfold over the next two weeks and to see the opening ceremonies completely blaspheme and mock the Christian faith with their interpretation of the Last Supper.”

“And it made me so sad. And someone said, ‘You shouldn’t be sad. You should be angry about it.’ And I thought, ‘Trust me. It makes me angry.’ But I’m sadder, because I’m sad about souls.”

She captioned the post, “You asked me to share this on story so here it is. My take on the Olympics opening ceremony.

Candace Cameron Bure lashed out at controversial Olympics scene that evoked Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘The Last Supper’

Meanwhile, Bure’s Full House co-star, Jodie Sweetin, did not share Bure’s stance on the matter

Sweetin also shared a video poking fun at the negative comments with a comedian explaining how the scene depicted Dionysus

Bure expressed her anger over the image on social media

Friday’s showpiece drew criticism for a banquet scene in which an actor playing the Greek god Dionysus took center stage at a table of transvestites, which was interpreted as a resemblance to the painting The Last Supper

‘Since I posted this, many have tried to correct me by saying that this was not an interpretation of Da Vinci’s The Last Supper, but rather a Greek god and the festival of Dionysus; the god of lust, insanity, religious ecstasy, ritual madness, etc. I still fail to see how this relates to uniting the world through competitive sports and how it is acceptable for children to watch it.

“I don’t believe it anyway. I hope you’re listening all the way through. God loves each and every one of you and it is His desire for you to know Him. I will not stop praying and calling on Jesus’ name.”

Anne Descamps, the organizer of Paris 2024, has since apologized for any offensive religious images during the opening ceremony.

Some religious groups condemned the ceremony, including the Catholic Church in France, which said it contained “scenes of mockery and ridicule of Christianity.”

The ceremony’s artistic director, Thomas Jolly, has denied that The Last Supper served as an inspiration for the performance, he told BFMTV, according to Deadline.

At a press conference on Sunday, Descamps apologized for the offensive words and stressed that the ceremony was intended to “celebrate tolerance within the community.”

“It was clearly never the intention to disrespect any religious group,” she said. “On the contrary, I think Thomas Jolly was certainly trying to celebrate the tolerance of the community. We believe that ambition has been achieved and if anyone has been offended by anything, we are of course very sorry.”

“It was sickening to see such an incredible and beautiful event unfold over the next two weeks and to see the opening ceremonies completely blaspheme and mock the Christian faith with their interpretation of the Last Supper,” Bure said.

The International Olympic Committee later said in a statement: “The IOC notes and welcomes the clarification provided by the Paris 2024 Organizing Committee regarding the Opening Ceremony.

‘During the daily press conference, the organizing committee said there was never any intention to show disrespect to any religious group or belief.

“They reiterated that their intention with the opening ceremony was always to celebrate community and tolerance. The organizing committee also said that if anyone was offended by certain scenes, it was completely unintentional and that they were sorry.”

Sweetin and Tanner both starred on Full House from 1987 to 1995 and on its sequel Fuller House from 2016 to 2020.