When it comes to men’s skimpy uniforms at the Paris 2024 Olympics , Melissa Rivers has seen enough. “I do feel like there have been a number of times that we needed to pixelate, because there are children watching,” Rivers, 56, exclusively joked to Us Weekly on Thursday, August 8, while discussing the French pole vaulter Anthony Ammirati , who went viral after his bulge clipped the crossbar at a Olympic event earlier this month. The actress added that, in addition to Ammirati’s widely shared footage, “a number of male athletes [have been] sharing their endowment with the world,” specifically citing the divers and track and field stars.
“The men’s diving uniforms have gotten a little on the really-too-small-size side,” she said. “I’m not a man, I don’t know how in your track and field uniform, which is all spandex, how one shows any modesty. I don’t even know what to say other than — I’m trying to be G-rated saying this — but wow.
I’m seeing a lot more of our international male athletes than I really ever wanted to see.” While Rivers acknowledged that some Olympians might be “embarrassed” by their NSFW attire, she thinks others are probably enjoying the attention. “I have a feeling their Instagrams are blowing up with women just saying, ‘Please date me,’” she said.
Ammirati, 21, has certainly gotten a lot of attention since his crotch hindered his pole vaulting performance. (He ultimately placed 15th in the competition and failed.