Nicki Minaj Wax Figure in Madame Tussauds (Photo : Instagram/ @chamonille)
Nicki Minaj finally received her own wax figure in Madame Tussauds popular collection. However, people are more than happy on how Minaj's statue turned out.
The wax figure was based on Minaj's "Anaconda" video showing Minaj down in all fours. While the museum allows photos to be taken with the wax figures, some people took it too far.
Madame Tussauds released an official statement about the issue about the obscene photos that some people took with the statue.
"We have been made aware of the inappropriate photograph that was taken at Madame Tussauds Las Vegas, involving Nicki Minaj's new wax figure. Madame Tussauds attractions are interactive, immersive experiences, and our visitors are generally respectful towards the wax figures. It is unfortunate that this visitor decided to behave so inappropriately and we apologies for any offence this has caused," the statement said cited by Digital Spy.
The official statement also added, "We do have staff monitoring guest behaviour in the attraction and do our utmost to ensure our wax figures are treated respectfully, but on this occasion clearly one of our hosts was not present. We are taking immediate steps to ensure more staff are present in this area and that the set around this particular figure is redesigned so that a picture like this cannot be taken again."
The statue will be remodeled to prevent people from taking sexual photos with it.
Apart from being seen as a sexual object, the wax figure allegedly suggest racism with Azaelia Banks posted to Twitter her frustrations saying that a black woman got a wax figure, but was made to pose indecently.
"Wow, they finally give nicki minaj a wax figure and it's a statue of her bent over on all fours...... White people yo" she told her 563K Twitter followers.
"As much as that woman has accomplished, they had to put her on all fours... Why not standing up with a mic in her hand ???" she said in another tweet.
However, Minaj may not like to re-model her wax figure. According to New York Daily News, Minaj cited her statue to be "iconic".
