Museum under fire for "The Rock" Johnson's bleached skin

The Grevin Museum in Paris proudly unveiled a life-size Johnson earlier this month, prompting a wave of criticism.

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A French museum is urgently working to repair the wax figure of American wrestler and actor Dwayne Rock (The Rock) Johnson, who complained about it.

The Grevin Museum in Paris proudly unveiled a life-size Johnson earlier this month, prompting a wave of criticism.

One of the biggest is that the authors depicted the figure with a lighter skin color than the actor's.

The actor also had objections to the fact that his skin is lighter than his natural skin, so museum officials promised to "rework" it.

Museum director Yves Delomo told the AFP news agency that his people plan to work "throughout the night" to bring the wax figure into line with "fans' expectations".

He pointed out the "lighting problem" as one of the causes that led to the lighter skin of the figure and said that it will be solved.

Delono also said that Johnson will visit the museum later "to see if any other changes are needed."

The actor previously appealed to the museum to refine the figure "with some important details, starting with the color of the skin".

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The museum unveiled the wax figure on October 16 in Paris, saying artist Stefan Bare had to rely on photos and videos to create it.

The press release states that during the "painstaking" work, the eyes were redone three times.

Johnson was born in the American state of California and is of mixed descent - his father is black from Nova Scotia, a province in Canada, and his mother is Samoan.

His father, Wade Douglas Bowles, was also involved in American wrestling, and was known by the name Rocky Johnson.


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