New Tina Turner Statue in Tennessee Sparks Backlash From Fans

Fans of Tina Turner seem to agree that the new statue of the legend of late music is simply not the best.

A bronze statue 10 feet high was Presented on September 27 During the annual celebration of Tina Turner's heritage in Turner’s hometown in rural Browsville, Tennessee. This depicts the singer “What is love for this”, which died in May 2023 At the age of 83, performance in mini-skirt and heels, holding a microphone.

Fred Ajanogha, a sculptor from Atlanta, who created the statue, according to reports, paid additional attention to the capture of the essence of Turner's hair, which he compared with the “mane of the lion”, according to Access

Some fans of Tina Turner object to the recently bride statue of the singer in her hometown Browsville, Tennessee. Adrian Sainz / Ap

But after the Chamber of County of the district Haywood Browsville Video on Facebook Showing the moment when the statue was discovered near the museum, in honor of Turner in the Center for the Heritage of the West -Tennsa Delta, the fans began to express disappointment.

“This statue was supposed to be shot down after the opening. This is a very bad copy of what should be a cult Turner. So disrespectful! ” One of them wrote under the video, while the other fan said that the one who paid for the statue should “return his money.”

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The statue was created by the sculptor from Atlanta Fred AjanoghoyAdrian Sainz / Ap

The statue also met with a critic on x, with one disappointed fan of Turner call This is a “tragedy” and write, “it deserves the best.”

“Sorry, but the statue of Tina Turner is fun. I can’t look at it without laughing. And this is my girlfriend, but why do they do it with her hair? ” wrote Someone else.

Another music lover asked how someone could seriously relate to the Turner statue. “At this moment, I am convinced that these so-called sculptors troll us,” wroteField

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Tina Turner performs on stage at World Music Theater, Tinley Park, Illinois, June 28, 1997. Paul Natkin / Getty images

Meanwhile, others who seemed to know something about art, accused the environment, and not a sculptor, as a person who Published photo Turner statues near the famous statue of the comedy legend of the 2009 Lucille Ball, which was so hated, the sculptor ended Apologizing for that.

“Some bronze statues,” the man reasoned, “is simply not so good.”

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