Donna Kelce Shares Facebook Post Defending Olympics Opening Ceremony, Criticizes 'Veiled Homophobia'

Donna Kelce, the mother of Super Bowl champions Travis Kelce and Jason Kelce, reshared a Facebook post defending the Paris Olympics' opening ceremony amid the backlash.

The ceremony faced criticism for parodying "The Last Supper," a significant religious scene in Christianity. Supporters of the event argue that it was inspired by the feast of Dionysus of Greek mythology instead.

In her repost, Kelce, 71, advocated for improved education and warned against "mindlessly sharing posts."

"This is what happens when you ban books and limit education. The Opening Ceremony of the Olympics wasn't a mock of the Last Supper. If you have any knowledge of the Greek origin of the Olympics and the French's rich history of theater you would have gotten this," the post Donna reshared claimed. "However, because of your veiled homophobia, some of you can't discern factual information."

"This is what went down last night, so do your own research into the Olympics. The scene was a portrayal of a Greek Dionysus Feast celebration, which is a Greek (the origin of the Olympics) celebration of Dionysus (who is also known as Bacchus) who is the god of festivities, ritual, wine, pleasure, and frenzy," the post continued. "The blue guy.....that's Dionysus. Dionysus was one of the 12 Olympians."

The post also noted "The French are known for theatrics. Historical context and education surrounding the Olympics and its origin is important here in this. Many of you fell for the controversy in spun-up click bait."

The performance featured drag queens, a transgender model, and a minor child. The segment drew criticism from athletes and leaders from both American and Christian communities.

Anne Descamps, a spokesperson for Paris 2024, addressed the issue on Sunday. "Clearly there was never an intention to show disrespect to any religious group. [The opening ceremony] tried to celebrate community tolerance," she said, per 'Reuters.'

"We believe this ambition was achieved," she added. "If people have taken any offense, we are really sorry."