12 Cringeworthy Statues of Famous People That Look Nothing Like Them

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There’s a statue of Michael Jackson in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, making an awkward pose

According to Deadspin, the statue was created to commemorate the 1996 filming of Jackson’s music video for “They Don’t Care About Us” in the neighborhood of Santa Marta in Rio. It was unveiled in 2010, one year after his death, according to The Rio Times. The statue’s pose might have been one of Jackson’s signatures, but it still looks awkward immortalized in such a way.

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  1. Stephanie mitchell

    There is a statue of the Ralph Kramdem character of the Homeymooners outside of the port authority bus terminal in Manhattan. It is absolutely hideous

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