"Didn't he do a whole movie in drag?" — Internet calls out Rob Schneider as actor boycotts Paris Olympics over Last Supper scandal 

Actor and comedian Rob Schneider took to X on July 29, 2024, to express outrage over the Paris Olympics’ The Last Supper tableau at the opening ceremony. The portrayal of the Leonardo Da Vinci painting replaced religious figures with drag queens, which the actor found distasteful. Netizens pointed out that Schneider himself took on drag roles in various projects.

Rob Schneider wrote in his X post:

“I am sorry to say to all the world’s greatest athletes, I wish you all the best, but I cannot watch an Olympics that disrespects Christianity and openly celebrates Satan.”

In another post, he uploaded a picture of the tableau on X and wrote:

“Guys with their gen—lia hanging out in front of children?! Drag Queens?! I wasn’t sure if I was watching the Olympics or if I was watching a school board meeting.”

The actor took to X to criticize the tableau (Image via X)

After the post garnered traction online, netizens called out Rob Schneider for taking on drag roles in movies and television shows. One person wrote online:

"Didn't he do a whole movie in drag, where he was pretending to be a teenage girl?"

Some users attached screenshots of the actor's previous movies where he dressed up in a drag costume. One netizen revisited the 2002 film The Hot Chick, where Rachel McAdams's character Jessica switched bodies with Rob Schneider's Clive Maxtone.

Another user shared multiple images from Schneider's films. The netizen stated that the actor walked around with demons in his 2000 comedy film, Little Nicky. In another picture, the comedian was wearing a blonde wig and a dress.

"Rob Schneider has an entire movie where he cross dresses and Candace Cameron Bure has an episode of Full House where Danny and Joey cross dress. Almost every sitcom of the 90’s had one of these episodes. Hollywood never had a problem stepping on their backs as a joke but now," another netizen mentioned.

“He’s probably just jealous of all the younger, hotter drag queens,” one X user said.

"Rob Schneider has dressed up as a woman for TV and movies, played a man who swapped places with a woman in a movie, and appeared in a comedy movie about the son of satan," a person pointed out.

Others continued to criticize Schneider for his comments on the Olympics’ rendition of The Last Supper. Some reactions read:

“Poser,” a netizen called Schneider.

"Maybe they'd take your opinion seriously if you weren't an anonymous troll on the internet looking for your 15 minutes,” an X user said.

“He was last relevant 40 years ago? Minimally? Btw they are getting records ratings. Shows how much he knows,” another user said.

On July 27, the organizers of the Olympic Games posted an explanation on their official X account. The statement highlighted that the segment was intended to raise awareness about the “absurdity of violence between human beings.”

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Besides Rob Schneider, Candace Cameron Bure also criticized 'The Last Supper' rendition

Hollywood actress Candace Cameron Bure also took to Instagram on July 28 (Sunday) to express outrage over the tableau. She stated that the performance mocked “Christian faith” and also called it “disgusting.” Bure added:

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

Several other celebrities and industry leaders including Elon Musk, Jillian Michael, and Harrison Butker criticized the tableau. The French Catholic Church's Conference of Bishops issued a statement on July 29, 2024:

"This ceremony has unfortunately included scenes of derision and mockery of Christianity, which we very deeply deplore."

After this opening ceremony performance received backlash online, Olympics spokesperson Anne Descamps told AP on July 28 that they did not intend to “disrespect any religious group.” On behalf of the event, she apologized to those who were displeased with the tableau.