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Zendaya, Jeremy Allen White Kick Off Olympics Festivities in Paris

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On the night before the 2024 Olympics opening ceremony, Hollywood arrived in Paris ready to party.

Charlize Theron, Serena Williams, Rosalía and Omar Sy co-chaired a Prelude to the Olympics event at Paris’ famed Fondation Louis Vuitton on Thursday, with Comcast NBCUniversal chairman and CEO Brian Roberts, LVMH chairman and CEO Bernard Arnault, Louis Vuitton men’s creative director Pharrell Williams and Anna Wintour serving as hosts for an evening celebrating sports, culture, music, fashion and art.

Stars were out in full-force at the event, with a guest list that included Zendaya, Mick Jagger, Jeremy Allen White, LeBron James, Zac Efron, Queen Latifah, Snoop Dogg, Elizabeth Banks, John Mulaney, Judd Apatow, Steven Spielberg, Jon M. Chu, Baz Luhrmann, Spike Lee, Daniel Kwan, Novak Djokovic and Naomi Osaka. Tyla performed inside the party, while Pharrell teased his new single “Triumphus Cosmos,” with a message timed to the Games.

Pharrell curated much of the evening, selecting a group of artists including KAWS, JR, Daniel Arsham, Derek Fordjour, Honor Titus and Julia Chiang to design interactive art installations and archery, tennis, basketball and equestrianism games. Also in the spirit of the Olympics, Comcast NBCUniversal made a charitable donation to the International Olympic Committee Olympic Refuge Foundation, supporting both Olympic hopefuls as well as the 36 athletes across 11 different countries who are competing on the IOC Refugee Olympic Team in Paris this year.

NBC and Peacock will present live coverage of the Opening Ceremony on Friday, beginning at noon ET, with primetime coverage at 7:30 p.m. ET/PT on NBC and Peacock.

Charlize Theron

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John Mulaney, Lorne Michaels and Jeremy Allen White

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Eileen Gu and Zendaya

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Baz Luhrmann and Anna Wintour

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Serena Williams

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Lebron James and Tyla

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Chris Meledandri, Brian L. Roberts, Steven Spielberg, Donna Langley and Mike Cavanagh

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