Last night, Madame Tussauds Wax Gallery released a statement where they promised to beef up security around Nicki Minaj's "Anaconda" wax figure after patrons repeatedly were taking inappropriate pictures with it. Today, they have released another statement with a few more details about the process with the wax figure, and confirmed that Nicki and her camp were cool with using the pose from the "Anaconda" video.
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Since the figure went up a few weeks back, Nicki has laughed about fans posing with it, though Madame Tussauds didn't find it very funny. Thus they're planning to keep it more secure in the future, though they did confirm that it has since become one of their most popular displays over the past few weeks. Their full statement can be read below.
Nicki Minaj is an artist our visitors told us time and time again they wanted to see in the attraction, so we were thrilled to be able to add her figure to Madame Tussauds Las Vegas. We made the decision to celebrate Minaj’s unforgettable pose inspired by the “Anaconda” video because—thanks to her artistry and charisma—it resulted as one of the most iconic videos ever produced. The pose itself recreates an image Minaj published on her own social media channels as a teaser for the video. As with all people we immortalize in our attractions, her representatives were kept informed every step of the way during the figure-creation process and, once it was unveiled, Minaj herself repeatedly expressed her love of the figure on social media, calling the display “so iconic” and indicating her desire to come see it in person. Since unveiling Minaj’s figure and the “Anaconda”-inspired experience earlier this month, our visitors have responded with overwhelming positivity, and it has since become one of the most popular additions in the attraction.
