Savannah Guthrie was feeling a little “hot and bothered” after a segment in the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony that gave heavy ménage à trois energy. “We are transitioning from the ‘liberty’ portion, which got us a little hot and bothered in the pouring rain,” the Today show host, 52, said with a wry smile during the Olympics broadcast on Friday, July 26, referencing one of three sections of the opening ceremonies that paid homage to the national motto of France: liberté, égalité, fraternité – liberty, equality, fraternity. The pre-taped bit showed three dancers in a library passing a book called, “Le Triomphe De L’Amour,” which translates to “The Triumph of Love.
” After leaving the library, the colorfully dressed group spilled onto the streets of Paris before rushing up a spiral staircase. One person at the center almost kissed each of their friends before they hurried into an apartment and began making out and nuzzling one another. But before things got any steamier, one person looked directly at the camera with a devilish smile and shut the door, leaving the rest to the audience’s imagination.
“We are uninvited, well, OK,” Kelly Clarkson quipped. “That was just rude.” The official Olympics account on X, formerly known as Twitter, posted a photo of the three revelers with a quote from Victor Hugo: “The freedom to love is no less sacred than the freedom to think.
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