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Dwayne Johnson unhappy at whitened skin in Paris waxwork

US actor Dwayne Johnson has asked the Musée Grevin gallery in Paris to modify his waxwork effigy, presented to the public this month, over 'some important details, starting with my skin colour'. 

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Dwayne Johnson has said he will contact a gallery in Paris after a wax model of him appeared to present the actor with a lighter skin tone, reports BBC News.

Fans pointed out the figure's skin tone was incorrect, after it was unveiled at the Grevin Museum last week.

The Rock shared a video from comedian James Andre Jefferson Jr asking if the wax artist had even Googled him.

He then called on the museum to "update my wax figure with some important details, starting with my skin colour".

"For the record, I'm going to have my team reach out to our friends at Grevin Museum," The Rock said on Instagram.

"And next time I'm in Paris, I'll stop in and have a drink with myself," he added.

The Rock was born in California to a black Nova Scotian father and Samoan mother.

See more of this report from BBC News.