A wax museum in Paris said it would change its recently unveiled statue of Dwayne Johnson, better known as the Rock, after a week of ridicule on social media and a plea from the actor himself.
The statue, unveiled last Monday by the Grévin Museum — the French equivalent of Madame Tussauds — depicted the “Fast and the Furious” star and former W.W.E.
Critics online quickly mocked several aspects of the likeness, especially the skin tone, which many described as noticeably lighter than Johnson’s.
“Who is this because uhhhh … You do know he’s Samoan and Black right lol?” wrote one commenter.
An Instagram post about the “melanin deficient” statue on the popular celebrity news account The Shade Room received over 40,000 comments.
Persons:
Dwayne Johnson, Madame Tussauds —, ”, Johnson, James Andre Jefferson Jr, ” Johnson
Organizations:
Grévin
Locations:
Paris