Lil Wayne mocks Pigeon Forge wax museum's figure: 'You tried tho'

The Lil Wayne wax replica at Pigeon Forge's Hollywood Wax Museum has gone viral for all the wrong reasons.

After RapTV posted an image of the popular rapper's wax figure on Oct. 23, the post quickly went viral. Many commenters savaged the depiction of the artist partially shirtless with tattoos on full display, with several saying it looked more like Chucky, the doll from a horror movie franchise, than a real person.

Within hours, the 41-year-old rapper posted this response: "Sorry wax museum but dat s--t ain’t me! You tried tho and I appreciate the effort."

People magazine noted Lil Wayne’s wax figure has been on display at the Hollywood Wax Museum since at least the summer of 2022, based on when a video of the statue was first posted on TikTok that has just now gone viral.

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson's wax sculpture also blasted online

The Lil Wayne controversy comes after Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson made a statement about his own wax figure at the Grévin Museum in Paris. Fans also flooded social media with their thoughts on the “white-washed” wax figure of the actor.

“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,” Johnson wrote on Instagram.

Hollywood Wax Museum's sculptures take three months to create

Hollywood Wax Museum opened in Gatlinburg in 2007 and moved to Pigeon Forge in 2012. The attraction's location also includes Castle of Chaos, Hannah's Maze of Mirrors and Outbreak.

According to the museum's website, it has seven artists who take more than three months to create its wax statues.

Before a statue is ready for its debut on the red carpet, the artists first create a clay sculpture and then a mold is made of that sculpture. The wax mold is whittled to fine-tune the details and colored wax is mixed to create the skin tone and add details like freckles (and tattoos). Costumes are made by hand and props are added for more authenticity, the site says.

"It’s a lot of effort, but in the end all this attention to detail adds to the magic and wonder at Hollywood Wax Museum," the museum website says.

Representatives from the museum did not respond to a request for comment.

Liz Kellar is a Tennessee Connect reporter. Email liz.kellar@knoxnews.com.

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