CNN —Dwayne Johnson has heard the complaints about his wax figure and says he’s doing something about it.
The Musée Grévin, a museum in Paris, France, that specializes in wax figures of famous people, came under fire recently for a sculpture of Johnson that many found to be too light skinned to represent the actor, who is multi-ethnic.
Johnson posted a video of comedian James Andre Jefferson talking about the wax figure and wrote in the caption, “I knew my boy @jamesjeffersonj had this Rock wax statue in his roasting crosshair.”“‘Is this how y’all felt when you lost the Little Mermaid?’” he quoted Jefferson as saying, adding a laughing emoji.
“For the record, I’m going to have my team reach out to our friends at Grevin Museum, in Paris France so we can work at ‘updating’ my wax figure here with some important details and improvements - starting with my skin color,” Johnson wrote.
According to the museum’s site, “After Dwayne Johnson was chosen at the first edition of the Grévin Awards, sculptor Stéphane Barret had to rely on photos and videos to create a statue as close to reality as possible, without the presence of the international star.”
Persons:
Dwayne Johnson, Johnson, Adam ”, ” Johnson, Rocky Johnson, Ata Maivia, James Andre Jefferson, “, @jamesjeffersonj, y’all, ”, Jefferson, Stéphane Barret
Organizations:
CNN, Black Nova Scotian, Grevin Museum
Locations:
Paris, France, Black Nova, Paris France