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Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson wax statue to be redone after star criticises its white skin

A wax statue of Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson in Paris’s Musée Grévin (left) will be changed after the former wrestler turned Hollywood actor accused the museum of misrepresenting his skin colour.
A wax statue of Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson in Paris’s Musée Grévin (left) will be changed after the wrestler turned actor accused the museum of misrepresenting his skin colour. Composite: Abaca/Shutterstock/Rex

A wax museum in Paris that was criticised for “whitewashing” a statue of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson says it will give the waxwork a do-over.

The Musée Grévin, which is modelled on London’s Madame Tussauds, unveiled the wax figure of the professional wrestler turned actor last week, but it swiftly attracted widespread ridicule on social media, as well as from the Fast and Furious star himself.

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