Lil Wayne in Los Angeles in March 2022.Photo:Michael Tullberg/GettyLil Wayneisn’t holding back his feelings about the wax version of himself.The 41-year-old rapper (whose real name Dwayne Michael Carter Jr.) recently shared his thoughts on his wax replica in the Hollywood Wax Museum in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.“Sorry wax museum but dat s— ain’t me! You tried tho and I appreciate the effort,” hewrote on X(formerly known as Twitter) on Monday.Lil Wayne’s wax figure has been on display at the Hollywood Wax Museum since at least the summer of 2022, based on whena video of the statuewas first posted on TikTok that has just now gone viral.This comes afterDwayne Johnsonrevealed on Instagram that he recently contacted the Grévin Museum in Paris aboutchanging the skin color of his own wax figure.On Sunday, the actor, 51, reposted comedian James Andre Jefferson Jr.’s video poking fun at the wax figure being several shades lighter than Johnson. The figure has been criticized since the display was unveiled on Oct. 16.“I knew my boy@jamesjeffersonjhad this Rock wax statue in his roasting crosshairs 😂💣🔥,” theBlack Adamstar wrote. “‘Is this how y’all felt when you lost the Little Mermaid?’ 🤣 legit belly laughed at this ☝🏾.”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.He then shared, “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 🥃 😉,” Johnson concluded his caption.“Dwayne Johnson is right and we noticed it and will obviously remedy it as quickly as possible and send him new photos once completed," the Grévin Museum said in astatement to Deadlineon Monday.“We are waiting for him when he will come to Paris and the Grévin Wax Museum to celebrate that with a cup of champagne,” the museum added.This week,Travis Barker became the latest celebrity to have a wax double. TheBlink-182drummer shared a glimpse of his lookalike at Madame Tussauds in Las Vegas on Sunday.“Come say hi to my clone@madametussaudsusa,” Barker, 47, wrote alongsideInstagramphotos of himself posing with his wax figure self.
Lil Wayne in Los Angeles in March 2022.Photo:Michael Tullberg/Getty
Michael Tullberg/Getty
Lil Wayneisn’t holding back his feelings about the wax version of himself.The 41-year-old rapper (whose real name Dwayne Michael Carter Jr.) recently shared his thoughts on his wax replica in the Hollywood Wax Museum in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.“Sorry wax museum but dat s— ain’t me! You tried tho and I appreciate the effort,” hewrote on X(formerly known as Twitter) on Monday.Lil Wayne’s wax figure has been on display at the Hollywood Wax Museum since at least the summer of 2022, based on whena video of the statuewas first posted on TikTok that has just now gone viral.This comes afterDwayne Johnsonrevealed on Instagram that he recently contacted the Grévin Museum in Paris aboutchanging the skin color of his own wax figure.On Sunday, the actor, 51, reposted comedian James Andre Jefferson Jr.’s video poking fun at the wax figure being several shades lighter than Johnson. The figure has been criticized since the display was unveiled on Oct. 16.“I knew my boy@jamesjeffersonjhad this Rock wax statue in his roasting crosshairs 😂💣🔥,” theBlack Adamstar wrote. “‘Is this how y’all felt when you lost the Little Mermaid?’ 🤣 legit belly laughed at this ☝🏾.”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.He then shared, “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 🥃 😉,” Johnson concluded his caption.“Dwayne Johnson is right and we noticed it and will obviously remedy it as quickly as possible and send him new photos once completed," the Grévin Museum said in astatement to Deadlineon Monday.“We are waiting for him when he will come to Paris and the Grévin Wax Museum to celebrate that with a cup of champagne,” the museum added.This week,Travis Barker became the latest celebrity to have a wax double. TheBlink-182drummer shared a glimpse of his lookalike at Madame Tussauds in Las Vegas on Sunday.“Come say hi to my clone@madametussaudsusa,” Barker, 47, wrote alongsideInstagramphotos of himself posing with his wax figure self.
Lil Wayneisn’t holding back his feelings about the wax version of himself.
The 41-year-old rapper (whose real name Dwayne Michael Carter Jr.) recently shared his thoughts on his wax replica in the Hollywood Wax Museum in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.
“Sorry wax museum but dat s— ain’t me! You tried tho and I appreciate the effort,” hewrote on X(formerly known as Twitter) on Monday.
Lil Wayne’s wax figure has been on display at the Hollywood Wax Museum since at least the summer of 2022, based on whena video of the statuewas first posted on TikTok that has just now gone viral.
This comes afterDwayne Johnsonrevealed on Instagram that he recently contacted the Grévin Museum in Paris aboutchanging the skin color of his own wax figure.
On Sunday, the actor, 51, reposted comedian James Andre Jefferson Jr.’s video poking fun at the wax figure being several shades lighter than Johnson. The figure has been criticized since the display was unveiled on Oct. 16.
“I knew my boy@jamesjeffersonjhad this Rock wax statue in his roasting crosshairs 😂💣🔥,” theBlack Adamstar wrote. “‘Is this how y’all felt when you lost the Little Mermaid?’ 🤣 legit belly laughed at this ☝🏾.”
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
He then shared, “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 🥃 😉,” Johnson concluded his caption.
“Dwayne Johnson is right and we noticed it and will obviously remedy it as quickly as possible and send him new photos once completed," the Grévin Museum said in astatement to Deadlineon Monday.
“We are waiting for him when he will come to Paris and the Grévin Wax Museum to celebrate that with a cup of champagne,” the museum added.
This week,Travis Barker became the latest celebrity to have a wax double. TheBlink-182drummer shared a glimpse of his lookalike at Madame Tussauds in Las Vegas on Sunday.
“Come say hi to my clone@madametussaudsusa,” Barker, 47, wrote alongsideInstagramphotos of himself posing with his wax figure self.
source: people.com
