Paris Olympics: Last News

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent In just two days, Warner Bros. Discovery’s Max and Discovery+ streaming services pulled in more unique viewers for the Paris Olympics than for the entire summer Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2021. Max, which launched internationally ahead of the Olympics to enlist new subscribers, has benefited from strong momentum.

Olympic champion Matt Richards is one of the world's leading freestyle swimmers - and he's going for gold on Monday night in the men's 200m freestyle final at the Paris Olympics 2024. The Welshman was just 18 when he won gold at the last Olympics in Tokyo as part of the men’s 4x200m relay team.

Taylor Swift has reacted to her track ‘…Ready for It?’ being used in an NBC advert for the 2024 Paris Olympics.NBC released an advert promoting their Olympics coverage and used a live tour recording of Taylor Swift’s 2017 track. The video featured appearances from Team USA Olympic stars including LeBron James, Jagger Eaton, Carissa Moore and more, and ended with a close-up of gymnast Simone Biles who smiles and then quotes the Taylor Swift lyric “Are you guys ready for it?”.“So ready to scream at my TV cheering for these athletes,” Swift posted on her Instagram stories while reposting the NBC advert – accompanied by a medal emoji.Baby Let The Games Begin.

Viewers of the Olympic Games have been left scratching their heads over the contents of rectangular boxes given to athletes during medal ceremonies.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Conservative figures in Hollywood such as Rob Schneider and Candace Cameron Bure are outraged over the Paris Olympics‘ opening ceremony for featuring a tableau that seemed to evoke Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper” but replaced the painting’s religious figures with drag queens and more. The Catholic Church in France slammed the visual as a “derision and mockery of Christianity.” In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Schneider said he would be boycotting the rest of the Paris games because of the controversial tableau.

is engaged to Michael Polansky, her boyfriend of four years. And in a surprising turn of events, it wasn't even Gaga who revealed the news to the public, but the Prime Minister of France.Two days after her at the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony, Lady Gaga attended a swimming event with Polansky, where she was introduced to French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal.

the controversial drag performance that parodied “The Last Supper” during the opening ceremony.“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,” Schneider wrote on X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday.“I sincerely hope THESE @Olympics get the same amount of viewers as @cspan,” he added.In another tweet, Schneider included a photo from the drag performance and wrote, “Guys with their genitalia 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…”During the Olympics opening ceremony Friday, a group of 18 performers — including three familiar “Drag Race France” queens — struck poses behind what looked like a long table from The Last Supper. At the center was an ornately dressed woman with a large silver headdress that resembled a halo as depicted in paintings of Jesus.Models stormed the stage for the impromptu fashion show that saw the supposed Last Supper-mockers swaying along the sidelines.The showcase turned into a dance floor at the end, with “Drag Race France” host Nicky Doll strutting down the stage.

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Ariana Grande sat in a star-studded section at the Paris Olympics on Sunday (July 28) and cameras caught a view of her iPhone lock screen.

After months of speculation, music icon Lady Gaga appears to have confirmed her engagement to long-time boyfriend Michael Polansky. The singer and actress was spotted introducing her partner of four years as “my fiancé” to French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal when she and Michael watched an Olympic swimming event on Saturday. A video of the meeting was then posted in the PM’s TikTok page.

Adam Peaty wasn't just cheered on by his family as he picked up his sixth Olympic medal at the Paris games as his former Strictly Come Dancing partner Katya Jones was also poolside to support him.

BBC Breakfast viewers may feel slightly disoriented today as the normal routine on BBC One gives way to the excitement of Olympic coverage starting at 8am.

Holly Ramsay has shared a touching tribute to her beau, Olympic swimmer Adam Peaty, after his emotional silver medal win in Paris. Despite narrowly missing out on gold, Holly's pride was palpable as she took to Instagram with heartfelt words and intimate snaps of their reunion post-race. Adam Peaty, visibly moved, shed tears following his silver victory at the Paris Olympics.The champion, who previously clinched gold in Rio and Tokyo, was pipped to the post by Italy's Nicolo Martinenghi by a mere 0.02 seconds.

Lady Gaga appears to have confirmed that she is now engaged to her partner Michael Polansky.The singer is seen in a video speaking to the French prime minister Gabriel Attal at the Paris Olympics, where it seems she introduces him to “my fiancé, Michael.”Rumours had been circulating after Gaga was spotted wearing a large diamond on her left hand in April, but no official confirmation of an engagement has yet been shared.Watch the video, taken at the diving event at Le Defense Arena on Saturday (July 27), below.A post shared by Gabriel Attal (@gabrielattal)It is thought that Gaga has been with Polansky, a tech entrepreneur, since December 2019.Gaga performed at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony on Friday (July 26), singing a version of the cabaret classic ‘Mon Truc en Plumes’ on a flight of stairs on the bank of the River Seine, flanked by eight dancers with extravagant pink feather fans.The singer, whose mother is half-French, had been spotted earlier in the week for rehearsals, although she had not been officially confirmed for the ceremony beforehand.“I feel so completely grateful to have been asked to open the Paris @Olympics 2024 this year,” she wrote on Instagram after the performance. “I am also humbled to be asked by the Olympics organizing committee to sing such a special French song—a song to honor the French people and their tremendous history of art, music, and theatre.

Kaia Gerber and Cindy Crawford attend the opening of the OMEGA House at The Hôtel de Poulpry, Maison des Polytechniciens on Saturday (July 27) in Paris, France.

Hoping for a knockout result at the 2024 Paris Olympics is British boxer Delicious Orie, whose notably been dubbed 'the next Anthony Joshua'.The 27 year old stands at 6ft 6in with an impressive reach and a powerful right hand. Delicious will represent Team GB in the noble art of boxing at the Olympics, and he is a serious contender for a medal. He shared: "We have a proud record in Olympic heavyweight boxing this century, and the plan is to follow in Audley Harrison and Anthony Joshua's footsteps.

Adam Peaty's ex, Eiri Munro, couldn't contain her pride as the Olympian clinched a silver medal for Team GB in the men's 100 metres breaststroke final at the Paris Olympics. Overwhelmed by emotion, the swimming champ shared after: "It's broken me, this sport, but it's also given me life." Eiri - who Adam shares his son George with - turned to Instagram Stories early on Monday morning, Adam and George in Paris and penning the heartfelt message: "Congratulations, Adam.

After coming out of retirement to compete at this year's Sumer Olympics in Paris, all eyes were on Tom Daley as he prepared to compete for Team GB's first Gold medal today (Monday, 29 July). Ahead of competing in his fifth Olympic Games, Tom's husband Dustin Lance Black shared a very rare photo of their son Robbie, five, in tribute to the Plymouth-born swimming sensation. Robbie will be joined today by his brother 16-month-old Phoenix Rose as they cheer on their dad from the sidelines as he competes with Noah Williams for a medal in the the men's 10m synchronised platform final.

Lady Gaga has teased fans with two snippets from her long-awaited album, ‘LG7’.Taking to her Instagram stories yesterday (July 28), Gaga, who performed in the Paris Olympics opening ceremony this weekend, promised fans a brief listen to the ‘Chromatica’ follow-up.“I’m so deeply touched by my French fans this week outside the hotel,” she wrote. “I’m gonna come out and say goodbye tonight with a few seconds of #LG7.”Footage online shows Gaga sat on top of a car outside the hotel, clutching her laptop as she played two brief snippets to the surrounding fans.Lady Gaga played two snippets of a new song in Paris.

Lady Gaga appears through a moonroof of a van outside of her hotel on Sunday (July 28) in Paris, France.

Simone Biles paid tribute to her younger self over the weekend.