Wax museums have been enjoying unflagging popularity around the world for decades. Fans eagerly visit such places to take a souvenir photo with their idol’s likeness. However, it sometimes happens that the quality of sculptures leaves much to be desired. He found out about it, whose image was added to the exhibition of the famous Musée Grévin in Paris on October 16, 2023.
The wax figure of “The Rock” became the subject of a joke among Internet users. What does it look like?
The decision to include Johnson’s figure in the facility’s collection was made by Internet users who participated in a survey conducted in March 2022. The museum implemented the project, but the final effect quickly became the subject of jokes, because the created likeness did not resemble the star at all. The famous comedian, James Andre Jefferson Junior, commented on the matter by publishing a funny recording in the media. In it, he points out numerous mistakes made by the creators, including the whitening of the star’s skin and features similar to David Beckham’s. – They turned “The Rock” into an albino or something. He looks as if he has never seen the sun in his life, he said. Finally, the interested person himself decided to speak out.
The star issued a statement. He announced intervention in this matter
Johnson approached the whole situation with great distance. He posted a video created by Jefferson Jr. on social media, admitting that his analysis made him laugh out loud. However, he emphasized that he agreed with all points. For this reason, he decided to intervene in this matter. He wants to write to the museum asking it to make key corrections that will make the figure finally reflect its true appearance.
I will ask my team to contact our friends at the Musée Grévin in Paris, France, so we can work on ‘updating’ my wax figure with some important details and improvements – starting with the color of my skin
– he wrote in a post published on his Instagram profile. Internet users did not hide their amusement. The post was immediately full of humorous comments.
Why did they take away your melanin?
You look like Vin Diesel’s son
It’s not a rock, it’s a glacier.
Source: Gazeta
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