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Museum fixes skin colour of waxwork after 'The Rock' complains

A museum in France has quickly darkened the skin colour on its Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson waxwork after the Hollywood megastar complained about it.
The Musée Grévin, which specialises in wax figures of famous people, was widely ridiculed over its portrayal of Johnson after it unveiled the work last week.
Many fans called out the noticeably pale skin colour of the waxwork of Johnson, who was born to a Samoan mother and Black Canadian father.
The Dwayne Johnson wax figure is unveiled at Musee Grevin.
The wax museum was ridiculed for 'whitewashing' Dwayne Johnson. (Photo by Marc Piasecki / Getty Images)
Observers, including comedian James Andre Jefferson Jr, roasted the creator of the statue and accused them of "whitewashing" the action hero.
In a social media post, later reposted by The Rock himself, Jefferson said the museum made Johnson look like David Beckham or a member of Britain's royal family.
"Did y'all even Google him?" Jefferson asked.
"It looks like The Rock has never seen the sun a day in his life."
The Rock also joined in on the chorus of complaints, urging the museum to update his model "with some important details, starting with my skin colour".
If that work was done, Johnson said the "next time I'm in Paris, I'll stop in and have a drink with myself".
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson stands on the sideline in a football game.
The Rock was born in California to a Black father and Samoan mother. (Photo by Dustin Bradford / Getty Images)
After Johnson went public, museum officials conceded the skin tone was wrong and confirmed staff had worked overnight to "remedy" the issue.
When the waxwork was initially unveiled, the museum said artist Stéphane Barret had carried out "painstaking" work to replicate The Rock.
Barret had relied on photos and videos to create the sculpture.
Around 800,000 people visit the Paris museum each year.
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