The makers of that whitewashed wax statue of Dwayne The Rock Johnson are responding to the controversy.
Dwayne"The Rock" Johnson was recently thrust into controversy, thanks to a wax statue that was supposed to be made in his likeness – but completely missed the mark. The famous Grevin Museum in Paris, France, recently unveiled a wax statue figure of The Rock that quickly viral – most notably because of the fact that Johnson's skin tone was whitened to an offensive degree.
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 🤣✊🏾💪🏾 And next time I'm in Paris, I'll stop in and have a drink with myself 🥃 😉
"We found his reaction rather friendly when addressing the fact that his figure was indeed whiter than it should have been," said Veronique Berecz, head of PR for the Grevin Museum."Unfortunately, we didn't get to meet Dwayne Johnson so we used several photos — but as it turns out, pictures can be very tricky because the nuances of skin tones can differ depending on the lighting on photos," she added.
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