The Musée Grévin, specialized in wax figures of famous people, recently revealed its attempt to create an image of the Samoan actor that caused controversy on the networks.
Dwayne Johnson responded to comments about a widely criticized wax figure of his that was unveiled in a Paris museum.
He Musee Grévina museum specializing in wax figures of famous people, recently revealed its attempt to create an image of the Samoan actor. The statue’s skin tone is noticeably lighter than Johnson’s, prompting some to accuse the museum of “whitewashing” the actor..
Dwayne Johnson’s message about the wax statue
Johnson has now weighed in on the issue, posting on Instagram on Sunday night: “For the record, I will have my team contact our friends at the Grevin Museum, in Paris, France, so we can work on ‘updating’ my waxwork. There are some important details and improvements, starting with the color of my skin. And next time I’m in Paris, I’ll stop by and have a drink with myself”.
In the publication shared by Johnson the comedian is seen James Andre Jefferson Jr. mock the statue.
“Do you know the black Samoan The Rock? “This is what Paris thinks he looks like,” Jefferson Jr. says in the video. “They turned The Rock into a pebble!… It seems like The Rock has never seen the sun a day in his life… You make the rock look like David Beckham. It seems that The Rock will be part of the royal family. Did they even Google it?”
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