The Rock Asks Paris Museum To Update Skin Color Of Waxwork After Statue Was Roasted By Fans
The Rock’s got beef with a French museum.
In an Instagram post, Dwayne Johnson said his team would be in touch with Grévin Museum to request changes after its waxwork model of the actor was mercilessly mocked by the internet. The museum told Deadline that it would “remedy” the waxwork as soon as possible.
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Johnson posted a video of comedian James Andre Jefferson Jr. roasting the statue. Jefferson said the Paris museum made The Rock look like a “pebble,” David Beckham, and a member of the UK royal family.
“Is this how y’all felt when you lost the Little Mermaid?” Jefferson joked.
Johnson said: “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.”
In an email, Grévin Museum said: “Dwayne Johnson is right and we noticed it and will obviously remedy it as quickly as possible and send him new photos once completed.
“We are waiting for him when he will come to Paris and the Grevin Wax Museum to celebrate that with a cup of champagne.”
The attraction has immortalized many Hollywood stars as waxworks, including Ryan Gosling and Lady Gaga.
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