Tina Turner\u2019s fans seem to agree that a new statue of the late music legend is simply not the best.<\/p>\n
The 10-foot-tall bronze statue was unveiled Saturday <\/a>during the annual Tina Turner Heritage Days celebration in Turner\u2019s hometown of rural Brownsville, Tennessee. It depicts the \u201cWhat\u2019s Love Got to Do with It\u201d singer, who died in May 2023<\/a> at age 83, performing in a mini-skirt and heels while holding a microphone.<\/p>\n Fred Ajanogha, the Atlanta-based sculptor who created the statue, reportedly paid extra attention to capturing the essence of Turner\u2019s hair, which he compared to the \u201cmane of a lion,\u201d according to the Associated Press.<\/a><\/p>\n But after the Brownsville Haywood County Chamber of Commerce shared a video on Facebook<\/a> showing the moment the statue was uncovered near a museum honoring Turner at the West Tennessee Delta Heritage Center, fans began expressing disappointment.<\/p>\n \u201cThat statue should have been kicked down after the unveiling. That is a very poor replica of what is supposed to be The Iconic Tina Turner. So Disrespectful!\u201d one wrote beneath the video, while another fan said whoever paid for the statue should \u201cget their money back.\u201d<\/p>\n The statue was also met with criticism on X, with one disappointed Turner fan calling<\/a> it a \u201ctragedy,\u201d and writing, \u201cShe deserves better.\u201d<\/p>\n